A73023:124
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
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.
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.
Now of these three winnowing times, the holy Ghost speaketh here properly of the second: namely the fan of Gods iudgements: so that, the meaning of the Metaphor is this: search your selues and repent betimes, least God come vpon you with some fearefull iudgements: because you haue so long contemned the fan of the word, and finding you too light to abide the try all, doe take you away in the iudgement, and cast you into hell: for as sure as the fan of the word hath made difference of you, which are chaffe, and which are wheate, so sure shall the fanne of his iudgements blow away the chaffe to hell and damnation.
Thus much for the meaning.