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

Mariners in a storm are very pious, but then in a Calm turn as wicked as before: the Jews in their straits were as pliable as could be desired, they would part with any thing, and do any thing for God, but when the Sun arose, this vain Cloud and dew were gone and scattered; If a Cloud of wrath be it which puts us on to be and to do good, a few beams ⟨p. 38⟩¹of temporal safety will find us flat, and strangers again; The Acts of men do spring sometimes from fear, and sometimes from love, those of fear may be more strong and stirring for the present, (like a flood which runs more violently then a River) but those of love are most acceptable and constant: voluntary acts though sometimes more slow, yet are at all times more successful: John (in the Gospel) ran faster then Peter, yet being at the Sepulchre, Peter went farther then John, John looks down, but Peter goes down, an Arrow flies swifter, and a man walks slower, yet a man may sooner walk to the mark then the Arrow can hit it; Sirs! No private or public work of Reformation will come to good, which is derived only from a fear of evil, and not from a love of good, when the circumstances of evil are of, the evil heart will show it self evil again.

Marriners in a storme are very pious, but then in a Calme turne as wicked as before: the Iewes in their straites were as pliable as could bee desired, they would part with any thing, and do any thing for God, but when the Sunne arose, this vaine Cloud and dew were gone and scatterd; If a Cloud of wrath bee it which puts us on to be and to do good, a few beames ⟨p. 38⟩¹of temporall safety will finde us flat, and strangers againe; The Acts of men doe spring sometimes from feare, and sometimes from love, those of feare may bee more strong and stirring for the present, (like a floud which runnes more violently then a River) but those of love are most acceptable and constant: voluntary acts though sometimes more slow, yet are at all times more successefull: Iohn (in the Gospell) ranne faster then Peter, yet being at the Sepulcher, Peter went farther then Iohn, Iohn lookes downe, but Peter goes downe, an Arrow flies swifter, and a man walkes slower, yet a man may sooner walke to the marke then the Arrow can hit it; Sirs! No private or publike work of Reformation will come to good, which is derived onely from a feare of evill, and not from a love of good, when the circumstances of evill are of, the evill heart will shew it selfe evill again.