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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.
Salvation is such a building, as the foundation thereof had need to be sure and strong: Ignorance, blindness, and presumption, are not sufficient foundations for such a building: therefore as no man will build a strong house upon any earth, but will first search it, least it prove Sandy, & so overthrow all: So a wise Christian will not build his salvation, upon fancies & conceits, and natural presumptions: but will Search, and look into his heart: and finding these to be sandy, and rotten, and therefore too weak for the foundation of so glorious a building, will refuse them all, and labour to furnish his heart with such sound grace, as whereupon he may trust so weighty a work, as is the Salvation of his soul. Again, if thou wilt stand in the day of trial, then Search thy heart betime, and discern betwixt Chaff & Wheat: thou seest, that chaff flieth away before the wind; but good corn endures the Fan, and the fury of the wind: so in the day of trial, temptation, sickness, or open ⟨p. 45⟩persecution, the chaff of natural presumption, and outward formality in Religion, will fly away: and it must be the penitent, humbled, and believing heart, which must then abide it out, and endure the fan of temptations and persecutions.
Salnation is such a building, as the foundation thereof had need to be sure and strong: Ignorance, blindnesse, and presumption, are not sufficient foundations for such a building: therefore as no man wil build a strong house vpon any earth, but will first search it, least it prooue Sandie, & so ouerthrow all: So a wise Christian will not build his saluation, vpon fancies & conceits, and naturall presumptions: but will Search, and looke into his heart: and finding these to be sandie, and rotten, and therefore too weake for the foundation of so glorious a building, wil refuse them all, and labour to furnish his heart with such sound grace, as whervpon he may trust so weighty a work, as is the Saluation of his soule. Againe, if thou wilt stand in the day of triall, then Search thy heart betime, and discerne betwixt Chaffe & Wheat: thou seest, that chaffe flyeth away before the wind; but good corne indures the Fan, and the furie of the wind: so in the day of triall, temptation, sicknesse, or open ⟨p. 45⟩persecution, the chaffe of natural presumption, and outward formalitie in Religion, wil flye away: and it must be the penitent, humbled, and beleeuing heart, which must then abide it out, and endure the fanne of temptations and persecutions.