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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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A Sermon Preached at the late Fast, to the Commons House OF PARLIAM… › 3. The consequent working.
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2. The second lies near to Beth-Aven, and it is superstition: which is but a bawd to gross Idolatry: As rife in practise (even now) notwithstanding all that you have said and done, as if a Parliament had never opened a mouth against it: If a due and careful inquiry be made, I question not but you shall find in too many Churches and public places, as many Altars, and as many Crucifixes hanging over them, and as many Tapers on the Altars, and as much bowing towards the East, and Altar, almost as many, and as much, as when you began this Parliament.
2. The second lies neare to Beth-Aven, and it is superstition: which is but a bawd to grosse Idolatry: As rife in practise (even now) notwithstanding all that you have said and done, as if a Parliament had never opened a mouth against it: If a due and carefull inquiry bee made, I question not but you shall find in too many Churches and publike places, as many Altars, and as many Crucifixes hanging over them, and as many Tapers on the Altars, and as much bowing towards the East, and Altar, almost as many, and as much, as when you began this Parliament.
3. The third lies just upon the coasts of Egypt, that Land of darkness; And it is ignorance, a very large circuit of ground this is; many, many places of this land there are which lie Fallow to this day, never any husbandman, nor Plough have entered in to break up those grounds: A most lamentable thing, that since Jesus Christ came into the world and since the Gospel is come into this Land, after several scores of years, yet how many Parishes in Wales, and in the North, and in other Counties which scarcely have enjoyed this much mercy as to hear one solid soul working Sermon concerning Christ and salvation by him; O Sirs! let your hearts bleed in pity to these poor souls; liberties (I confess) are precious and so are our estates, and so are bodies and lives, ⟨p. 26⟩ô then what are souls? what are precious souls which did cost the most precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ?