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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.
As a man cares not for hard usage from him, whom he esteems not: but a little unkindness doth greatly grieve a man, from him who is loved and respected: so is it with the Lord our God, he loved not the Gentiles, as he did the Jews, neither was he so bountiful unto them: and therefore, 1(as we may see) though they lived always in ignorance, and continued always in disobedience, yet, the Text saith, the time of that ignorance God regarded not: but when as the Jews, his own people, whom he chose out of all people, & bestowed his love upon them, and made his Covenant of grace with them, when they became unkind, unthankful, forgetful, stubborn, and rebellious, that caused the Lord even to complain of the indignity, ⟨p. 55⟩and to cry out by Moses. Do ye thus requite the Lord: O foolish people & unwise? And hereby the Prophet, O nation, not worthy to be beloved: & therefore there is no man, but if he be asked what he thinks of this Nation of the Jews: he will answer, that they are a most vile & wicked people, a froward generation, and that they are worthy to taste deeply, of all Gods plagues, who so far abused his love and mercy.
As a man cares not for hard vsage from him, whome hee esteemes not: but a little vnkindnesse doth greatly greiue a man, from him who is loued and respected: so is it with the Lord our God, he loued not the Gentiles, as hee did the Iewes, neither was hee so bountifull vnto them: and therefore, 1(as we may see) though they liued alwayes in ignorance, and continued alwayes in disobedience, yet, the Text saith, the time of that ignorance God regarded not: but when as the Iewes, his owne people, whome he chose out of all people, & bestowed his loue vpon them, and made his Couenant of grace with thē, when they became vnkinde, vnthankfull, forgetfull, stubborne, and rebellious, that caused the Lord euen to complaine of the indignitie, ⟨p. 55⟩and to cry out by Moses. Doe yee thus requite the Lord: O foolish people & vnwise? And hereby the Prophet, O nation, not worthy to be beloued: & therfore ther is no man, but if he be asked what he thinkes of this Nation of the Iewes: he will answere, that they are a most vile & wicked people, a froward generation, and that they are worthy to taste deepely, of all Gods plagues, who so farre abused his loue and mercie.