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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
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Nay, I yet add further, the nature of men, & of all men, is so corrupt, since Adam: that even the seed of the ⟨p. 46⟩sin against the holy Ghost, & a proneness to it, is in the nature of every man (though not one man amongst many thousands do commit that sin,) for seeing in that sin there is a heap or Sea of all sins gathered together, he therefore that hath in his nature the seed of all sins, hath also the seed of it.
Nay, I yet adde further, the nature of men, & of all men, is so corrupt, since Adam: that euen the seede of the ⟨p. 46⟩sinne against the holy Ghost, & a pronenesse to it, is in the nature of euery man (though not one man amongst manie thousandes doe commit that sin,) for seeing in that sinne there is a heape or Sea of all sinnes gathered together, he therefore that hath in his nature the seede of all sinnes, hath also the seede of it.
And again, seeing that all evils tends to a perfection, as well as Grace doeth; what reason therefore is there, but we may safely think, that the Devil would hale every one to that height of sin, if it were not that the powerful hand of God prevented him, who will neither suffer wicked men, nor the Devil himself to ⟨p. 47⟩be so wicked as they could, and would be.
And againe, seeing that all euills tendes to a perfection, as well as Grace doeth; what reason therefore is there, but wee may safely thinke, that the Diuell would hale euery one to that height of sinne, if it were not that the powerfull hande of God preuented him, who will neyther suffer wicked men, nor the Diuell himselfe to ⟨p. 47⟩bee so wicked as they coulde, and would be.