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

Name: England's preservation or, a sermon discovering the only way to prevent destroying judgements
Author: Obadiah Sedgwick

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.

Obadiah Sedgwick 1600?–1658London: printed by R. B. for Samuel Gellibrand, 1642

[8], 52 p. · 15k words · Wing S2372 · ESTC R212706

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A Sermon Preached at the late Fast, to the Commons House OF PARLIAM… › 2. To you of public employment.A Sermon Preached at the late Fast, to the Commons House OF PARLIAM… › 2. To you of publique employment.

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2. To you of public employment.

2. To you of publique employment.

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Many excellent works are fallen into your hands, some of them you have gone through ⟨p. 44⟩with already, and more (we are persuaded) had received their seal, had not the excellency of your attempts raised against you, the enmity of manifold oppositions and contradictions; my humble and earnest entreaty of you, is only this, let not those remaining excellent works (if it be possible, so much as in you lies) for ever stick in the birth; let them not die in mere intentions or propositions, but strive to bring them unto their due and much desired perfection; you have begun some things,

MAny excellent works are fallen into your hands, some of them you have gone through ⟨p. 44⟩with already, and more (we are perswaded) had received their seale, had not the excellency of your attempts raised against you, the enmity of manifold oppositions and contradictions; my humble and earnest intreaty of you, is only this, let not those remaining excellent works (if it bee possible, so much as in you lies) for ever stick in the birth; let them not die in meere intentions or propositions, but strive to bring them unto their due and much desired perfection; you have begun some things,

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

2. To you of public employment.

2. To you of publique employment.

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