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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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Let us now turn to the Lord in prayer, and because it cannot be hoped, but that this our general sinfulness must needs end with some heavy Judgment: let us desire the Lord still to defer our deserved punishments, and still to spare us, and to give us time and leisure to repent: that so, we entering into our selves, and searching our hearts, and ⟨p. 101⟩turning to the Lord: we may turn away his imminent judgements, and that when his wrath doth burn out indeed, we may then be counted worthy in Christ, to escape those things which must needs come upon the world. Amen.
Let vs nowe turne to the Lorde in prayer, and because it cannot be hoped, but that this our generall sinfulnesse must needs end with some heauy Iudgment: let vs desire the Lord still to defer our deserued punishments, and still to spare vs, and to giue vs time and leasure to repent: that so, we entering into our selues, and searching our hearts, and ⟨p. 101⟩turning to the Lord: wee may turne away his imminent iudgemēts, and that when his wrath doth burne out indeed, we may then bee counted worthie in Christ, to escape those things which must needes come vpon the worlde. Amen.
WILLIAM PERKINS.