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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.
2 But now England, how hast thou requited this kindness of the Lord? certainly even with a greater measure of unkindness: that is, with more and greater sins then ever Israel did: so that if Moses spake true of them: then may our Moses much more truly cry out against England, doest thou thus requite the Lord, thou foolish people? And if this Prophet said thus of Israel for three sins: then may it be said of England, for 300 sins (O England) a Nation not worthy to be beloved: for thou hast multiplied thy transgressions, above theirs of Israel; even as though, thou haddest resolved with thy self, the more Gods kindness is heaped on thee, the more to multiply thy sins against him. For thou England, as thou hast requited the Lord with sins; so not with a few sins or small sins; or sins, which hardly could have been prevented: for that had been a matter of some excuse, or not of so ⟨p. 58⟩great complaint. But thy sins are many, and grievous, and capital. And which is worst of all, wilful and affected, even as though God had deserved evil of us and that therefore we ought maliciously to requite him.
2 But now England, how hast thou requited this kindnesse of the Lorde? certainely euen with a greater measure of vnkindnesse: that is, with more and greater sinnes then euer Israell did: so that if Moses spake true of them: then may our Moses much more truly cry out against England, doest thou thus requite the Lord, thou foolish people? And if this Prophet said thus of Israell for three sins: then may it bee saide of England, for 300 sinnes (O England) a Nation not worthie to bee beloued: for thou hast multiplyed thy transgressions, aboue theirs of Israell; euen as though, thou haddest resolued with thy selfe, the more Gods kindnesse is heaped on thee, the more to multiply thy sinnes against him. For thou England, as thou hast requited the Lord with sinnes; so not with a few sinnes or small sinnes; or sinnes, which hardly coulde haue bene preuented: for that had bene a matter of some excuse, or not of so ⟨p. 58⟩great complaint. But thy sinnes are many, and grieuous, and capitall. And which is worst of all, wilfull and affected, euen as though God had deserued euill of vs and that therefore we ought malitiously to requite him.