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M. Perkins, his Exhortation to repentance, out of Zephaniah preached in 2. sermons in…
M. Perkins, his Exhortation to repentance, out of Zephaniah preached in 2. sermons in Stourbridge Fair. Together with two treatises of the duties and dignity of the ministry: delivered publicly in the University of Cambridge. With a preface prefixed touching the publishing of all such works of his as are to be expected: with a catalogue of all the particulars [sic] of them, diligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word.M. Perkins, his Exhortation to repentance, out of Zephaniah preached in 2. sermons in Sturbridge Faire. Together with two treatises of the duties and dignitie of the ministrie: deliuered publiquely in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. With a preface præfixed touching the publishing of all such workes of his as are to be expected: with a catalogue of all the perticulers [sic] of them, diligently perused and published, by a preacher of the word.
London: printed by T. Creede for William Welby, 1605
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2 But then the second fan of his Judgements is more violent, for thereby, he severeth them a sunder in soul, gathering the godly men, as his wheat into the heavens, & blowing the souls of the wicked into hell: but yet the bodies of them both lye together, as partakers of the same judgement, so subject to the same corruption, and are all lodged in the same grave of the earth, and death hath like dominion over them all.
2 But then the second fanne of his Iudgements is more violent, for thereby, he seuereth them a sunder in soule, gathering the godly men, as his wheat into the heauens, & blowing the soules of the wicked into hell: but yet the bodyes of them both lye together, as partakers of the same iudgement, so subiect to the same corruption, and are all lodged in the same graue of the earth, and death hath like dominion ouer them all.
3. But afterwards at the last day, at Gods great harvest, & great winnowing time, he then with the wind of his power, severeth them a sunder in soul and body. Wheat from the Chaff, sheep from the Goats, & separateth them, never to be mingled again for ever & ever: and then with the wind of his wrath, he blows the chaff into ⟨p. 88⟩fire unquenchable, and with his loving favour gathereth his wheat into the everlasting and glorious garners of heaven.
3. But afterwards at the last day, at Gods great haruest, & great winnowing time, he then with the winde of his power, seuereth them a sunder in soule and body. Wheate from the Chaffe, sheepe from the Goates, & separateth them, neuer to be mingled againe for euer & euer: and then with the winde of his wrath, he blowes the chaffe into ⟨p. 88⟩fire vnquenchable, and with his louing fauour gathereth his wheate into the euerlasting and glorious garners of heauen.