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England's preservation or, a sermon discovering the only way to prevent destroying judgementsEngland's preservation or, a sermon discovering the onely way to prevent destroying judgements
England's preservation or, a sermon discovering the only way to prevent destroying judgements: preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their last solemn fast, being on May, 25. 1642. By Obadiah Sedgwick Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of that house.England's preservation or, a sermon discovering the onely way to prevent destroying judgements: preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their last solemne fast, being on May, 25. 1642. By Obadiah Sedgwicke Batchelour in Divinity and minister of Coggeshall in Essex. Published by order of that house.
London: printed by R. B. for Samuel Gellibrand, 1642
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Dedication: To the Honourable House of Commons assembled in PARLIAMENT.
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There were 3. things (most Honourable Sirs!) which Luther did fear would prove 1to be the Ruin of Religion. 1. Oblivion. 2 Security. 3. Carnal policy: The good God overthrow these in our Land, least our land be overthrown by these: Though Ministers discover all sorts of sins, and though a Parliament discovers all sorts of plots and dangers, yet people are settled on their Lee's, they will not see, nor fear, nor humble themselves, nor turn to the Lord at all; O pray, (said a dying man in the beginning of the German reformation) that God would preserve the Gospell (pontifex enim Romanus, & Concilium Trident. mira moliuntur) For the Pope and Council of Trent are hatching of strange things: Ministers say as much and more to people, pray, be humbled, reform; For you see what the bloody Papists have done in Ireland, and you hear what they are plotting against England, we do thus ⟨image 3⟩speak and weep, but man will not hearken and obey; They who will not easily see their sins, will as hardly believe their dangers: Fuge, fuge Brenti! cito, citius, citissime, so friendly did a Senator of Hala advise Brentius, hast, hasten, make all the hast you can, your life is lost else: He embraced the advise, & preserved his life by it; O that Gods advises (so frequent, so earnest, so and more safe) to humbling and reforming might once be regarded and followed: we shall never be safe, if we ever remain impenitent.
There were 3. things (most Honourable Sirs!) which Luther did feare would prove 1to bee the Ruine of Religion. 1. Oblivion. 2 Security. 3. Carnall policy: The good God overthrow these in our Land, least our land be overthrowne by these: Though Ministers discover all sorts of sins, and though a Parliament discovers all sorts of plots and dangers, yet people are setled on their Lee's, they will not see, nor feare, nor humble themselves, nor turne to the Lord at all; O pray, (said a dying man in the beginning of the German reformation) that God would preserve the Gospell (pontifex enim Romanus, & Concilium Trident. mira moliuntur) For the Pope and Councell of Trent are hatching of strange things: Ministers say as much and more to people, pray, be humbled, reform; For you see what the bloudie Papists have done in Ireland, and you heare what they are plotting against England, we do thus