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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
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.
5. A forcible reason urging them to do ⟨p. 3⟩it which lieth hid, and is necessarily implied in the fourth point: namely, that there is a decree against them, which wants nothing but execution: which also shall come unless they repent, whereby they shall be fanned: and if they shall be found to be chaff, they shall fly away with the wind of Gods justice. Of all these points in order.
5. A forcible reason vrging them to doe ⟨p. 3⟩it which lieth hid, and is necessarily implied in the fourth point: namely, that there is a decree against them, which wants nothing but execution: which also shal come vnlesse they repent, whereby they shal be fanned: and if they shall be found to be chaffe, they shal fly away with the winde of Gods iustice. Of all these points in order.
For the first, the holy Ghost saith; Search your selves. The words are commonly read thus. Gather your selves, which, though it be good, for that in repentance a man gathereth himself, and all his wits together, which afore were dispersed, & wandered up & down in vanity: yet I rather allow their translation who read thus. Search, or fan your selves: but either of them may stand, because 1the word in the original doth comprehend both significations; yet it seemeth that to search, or sift, fits this place better, considering the same manner of speech is afterwards continued in the word Chaff: so that the meaning of the Holy Ghost seemeth to be this: Search, try, and ⟨p. 4⟩fan your selves, least you be found light chaff, and so fly away and be consumed before the justice of God.
For the first, the holy Ghost saith; Search your selues. The words are commonly reade thus. Gather your selues, which, though it be good, for that in repentance a man gathereth himselfe, and all his wits together, which afore were dispersed, & wandred vp & down in vanity: yet I rather allow their translation who read thus. Search, or fan your selues: but either of them may stand, because