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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.
Furthermore, let us in the second place, observe better the signification of the word: it signifieth to Search narrowly, as a man would do for a piece of gold, or a p•cious Jewell, which is lost in a great house: Or as a man may search for gold in a Mine of the earth, where is much earth, and but very little gold Oar.
Furthermore, let vs in the second place, obserue better the signification of the word: it signifieth to Search narrowly, as a man would doe for a piece of gold, or a p•cious Iewell, which is lost in a great house: Or as a man may search for gold in a Myne of the earth, where is much earth, and but very little gold Oare.
Hence we may learn, that in true Repentance, and conversion, we must ⟨p. 11⟩not search so only, as to find the gross and palpable sins of our lives: but so as we may find those sins which the world accounts lesser sins, and espy our secret faults & privy corruptions. Some corruptions see memore near a kin to our nature, and therein men hope to be excused, when they forsake many other greater sins: But a true penitent sinner must search for such, so as a good Magistrate searcheth for a lurking […] which is […] into some close and secret corner, and he must ransack his heart for such corruptions, as wherein his heart takes special delight, and must thank that no sin can be so small, but it is too great to be spared, and that every sin great or little, must be searched for, as being all Tray […] to Gods Majesty.
Hence wee may learne, that in true Repentance, and conuersion, we must ⟨p. 11⟩not search so only, as to find the grosse and palpable sinnes of our liues: but so as we may finde those sinnes which the world accounts lesser sinnes, and espie our secret faults & priuy corruptions. Some corruptions see memore neere a kinne to our nature, and therein men hope to be excused, when they forsake many other greater sins: But a true penitent sinner must search for such, so as a good Magistrate searcheth for a lurking which is into some close and secret corner, and he must ranfack his heart for such corruptions, as wherein his heart takes special delight, and must thanke that no sinne can be so small, but it is too great to be spared, and that euery sinne great or litle, must be searched for, as being all Tray to Gods Maiestie.