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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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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.
So then the first severeth them in affection. The second in soul for a time. The third, actually in soul and body for ever and ever.
So then the first seuereth them in affection. The second in soule for a time. The third, actually in soule and body for euer and euer.
Now of these three winnowing times, the holy Ghost speaketh here properly of the second: namely the fan of Gods judgements: so that, the meaning of the Metaphor is this: search your selves and repent betimes, least God come upon you with some fearful judgements: because you have so long contemned the fan of the word, and finding you too light to abide the try all, do take you away in the judgement, and cast you into hell: for as sure as the fan of the word hath made difference of you, which are chaff, and which are wheat, so sure shall the fan of his judgements blow away the chaff to hell and damnation.