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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.
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 1the word in the original doth cōprehēd both significations; yet it seemeth that to search, or sift, fits this place better, considring the same manner of speech is atterwards continued in the word Chaffe: so that the meaning of the Holy Ghost seemeth to bee this: Search, try, and ⟨p. 4⟩fanne your selues, least you bee found light chaffe, and so fly away and be consumed before the iustice of God.
- 1Inunius.Īunius.