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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.
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 1he dealt not so with other Nations, neither had the Heathen knowledge of his laws. Besides all this, they had a better 2land then others about them, it flowed with Milk, and Honey, (that is, with all commodities, & delights) ⟨p. 52⟩and though their Country was but little: yet themselves so populous, and so powerful, that whilst they pleased GOD, no enemy durst set upon them.
But let vs examine more particularly, why GOD doth call the Iewes a Nation, not worthy to bee beloued: I answere, God had blessed them aboue other Nations: He gaue them his Couenant of grace, and thereby made them his people, & commited to their trust, his holy word and Oracles: but 1he delt not so with other Nations, neither had the Heathē knowledge of his lawes. Besides all this, they had a better 2land then others about them, it flowed with Milke, and Honie, (that is, with all commodities, & delights) ⟨p. 52⟩and though their Countrie was but little: yet themselues so populous, and so powrefull, that whilest they pleased GOD, no enemie durst set vppon them.
- 1Rom. 3. 2.
- 2Psal. 143. 20.