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A faithful and plain exposition upon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reverend…A faithfull and plaine exposition vpon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reuerend…
A faithful and plain exposition upon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reverend and judicious divine, M.W. Perkins. Containing a powerful exhortation to repentance: as also the manner how men in repentance are to search themselves. Published by a preacher of the word. With a preface prefixed, touching the publishing of M. Perkins his works. And a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to be expected.A faithfull and plaine exposition vpon the 2. chapter of Zephaniah by that reuerend and iudicious diuine, M.W. Perkins. Containing a powerful exhortation to repentance: as also the manner hovve men in repentance are to search themselues. Published by a preacher of the vvord. With a preface prefixed, touching the publishing of M. Perkins his vvorks. And a catalogue of all such particulars thereof, as are to be expected.
London: printed by T. Creed for William Welby, 1609
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For the first, the holy Ghost saith; Search your selves. The words are commonly read thus. Gather your selves; which though it be good, for that in Repentance a man gathereth himself, & all his wits together, which afore were dispersed, & wandered up and down in vanity: yet I rather allow their translation who read thus. Search or fan your selves: but either of them may stand, because the word in the original doth comprehend both significations; yet it seemeth that to search, or sift, fits this ⟨p. 5⟩place better, considering the same manner of speech is afterwards continued in the word Chaff: so that the meaning of the holy Ghost seemeth to be this: Search, try, and fan your selves, least you be found light chaff, and so fly away and be consumed before the Justice of God.
For the first, the holy Ghost saith; Search your selues. The wordes are commonly read thus. Gather your selues; which though it bee good, for that in Repentance a man gathereth himselfe, & all his wits together, which afore were dispersed, & wandred vp and downe in vanitie: yet I rather allowe their translation who reade thus. Search or fanne your selues: but either of them may stand, because the word in the originall doth comprehend both significations; yet it seemeth that to search, or sift, fits this ⟨p. 5⟩place better, considering the same manner of speech is afterwardes continued in the word Chaffe: so that the meaning of the holy Ghost seemeth to be this: Search, try, and fanne your selues, least you bee found light chaffe, and so flie away and be consumed before the Iustice of God.