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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.
Our bodies & lives are free from Spanish Inquisition (which is one of the last props, which Satan hath lent the Pope, wherewith to uphold his declining kingdom) and the Lord grant we may be ever free from it. But in the mean time, that might put us in mind how to deal with our corrupt hearts, and unmortified affections, even to erect an Inquisition over them, to lay in wait for them, to search them narrowly, and to use them roughly: yea, to set our hearts upon the rack of Gods Law, that so it may confess the secrete wickedness of it: for the Papists do not think us ⟨p. 24⟩Protestants, greater enemies to their superstition, then the inward corruptions of our hearts, are to our salvation: therefore it may be a godly policy for every man, even to erect an Inquisition over his own heart and conscience, and not to spare his most secret & dearest sins, and such as are nearest allied to his own nature: for that is the true search here commanded by the Prophet, & practised by all godly and holy men: when a man purposeth to find all that are, & to espy even all his sins: for a godly man is never satisfied in his search, but still, the more he finds, he suspects the more are still behind: and therefore he continueth ⟨p. 23⟩ing his own heart all his life long: Therefore let every professor look to it betwixt God and his conscience, that he dally not with himself in this case: for it he do, then when God comes with his privy search, his hypocrisy shall be discovered, and his nakedness shall be laid open in the view of men, and Angels: to his eternal confusion.
Our bodies & liues are free frō Spanish Inquisition (which is one of the last proppes, which Sathan hath lent the Pope, wherewith to vpholde his declining kingdome) and the Lord grant we may be euer free from it. But in the meane time, that might put vs in mind how to deale with our corrupt heartes, and vnmortified affections, euen to erect an Inquisition ouer them, to lay in wayte for them, to search them narrowly, and to vse them roughly: yea, to set our hearts vpon the racke of Gods Lawe, that so it may confesse the secrete wickednesse of it: for the Papistes dooe not thincke vs ⟨p. 24⟩Protestants, greater enemies to their superstition, then the inwarde corruptions of our hearts, are to our saluation: therefore it may bee a godly pollicie for euery man, euen to erect an Inquisitiō ouer his owne heart and conscience, and not to spare his most secret & dearest sins, and such as are neerest allyed to his owne nature: for that is the true search heere commaunded by the Prophet, & practised by all godlie and holie men: when a man purposeth to finde all that are, & to espie euen all his sinnes: for a godly man is neuer satisfied in his searche, but still, the more he findes, hee suspects the more are still behinde: and therefore he continueth