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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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Therefore Worthy Sirs! Out with your plough again, you are by all these after-works much more directed how to manage and carry on your work.
Therefore Worthy Sirs! Out with your plow againe, you are by all these after-workes much more directed how to mannage and carry on your worke.
4. Lastly, Be as earnest and active as possibly you can to send Labourers into the Field, I mean, 1to plant all the Land with an heart-breaking ministry: ⟨p. 29⟩All will come to nothing unless this be done: Pluralities are Voted down, but what good will that be, when all comes but to this, before that Order, one bad man had two good livings, and now two bad men have each of them one too good for them both: I will say no more unto you; but be serious and courageous in this work in settling of a good Ministry, with which join also an answerable Magistracy: This to do, is your duty, this is your honour, this will be our safety and happiness, This will be Your great reward in Heaven.
4. Lastly, Bee as earnest and active as possibly you can to send Labourers into the Field, I meane, 1to plant all the Land with an heart-breaking ministery: ⟨p. 29⟩All will come to nothing unlesse this bee done: Pluralities are Voted downe, but what good will that bee, when all comes but to this, before that Order, one bad man had two good livings, and now two bad men have each of them one too good for them both: I will say no more unto you; but be serious and couragious in this worke in setling of a good Ministery, with which joyne also an answerable Magistracie: This to doe, is your duty, this is your honour, this will bee our safety and happinesse, This will bee Your great reward in Heaven.