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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.
O Nation not worthy to be beloved.
O Nation not worthy to be beloued.
The third point: Who must search? the Jews, who are here termed a Nation, not worthy to be beloved: & yet for all that, they are bid to search themselves, that so upon their Repentance, they might be beloved. Where, we ⟨p. 51⟩may see the unspeakable love of God, and his wonderful mercy, offering grace unto such men, as are altogether unworthy of it. Gods children are by nature like other men, and God finds nothing in them, why to respect them above others: but even of his own mercy, makes them worthy, who of themselves are not: therefore how worthy is that God, to have all the love of our hearts, who loved us, when we were not worthy to be beloved.
The third point: Who must search? the Iewes, who are here termed a Nation, not worthy to be beloued: & yet for al that, they are bid to search themselues, that so vpon their Repentance, they might bee beloued. Where, wee ⟨p. 51⟩may see the vnspeakable loue of God, and his wonderfull mercie, offering grace vnto such men, as are altogether vnworthy of it. Gods children are by nature like other men, and God findes nothing in them, why to respect them aboue others: but euen of his owne mercie, makes them worthy, who of themselues are not: therefore how worthy is that God, to haue all the loue of our hearts, who loued vs, when wee were not worthy to be beloued.
But let us examine more particularly, why GOD doth call the Jews a Nation, not worthy to be beloved: I answer, God had blessed them above other Nations: He gave them his Covenant of grace, and thereby made them his people, & committed to their trust, his holy word and Oracles: but