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

First put off your sins, or else they will put off your work: evil men are seldom apt for, or prove successful in good attempts: There is nothing which intricates our actions more than our sins, which do likewise ensnarl our souls; Enterprises set upon, either without God, or against God, are like arrows shot up aloft, which never do good, but many times do much hurt. It is affirmed only of the godly man, That whatsoever he doth, shall prosper, Psal. 1. 3.

First put off your sinnes, or else they will put off your work: evill men are seldome apt for, or prove successefull in good attempts: There is nothing which intricates our actions more than our sinnes, which doe likewise ensnarle our souls; Enterprises set upon, either without God, or against God, are like arrowes shot up aloft, which never doe good, but many times doe much hurt. It is affirmed only of the godly man, That whatsoever he doth, shall prosper, Psal. 1. 3.

Secondly, you must put off irregular fears: ¹you will never be exactly serviceable to God nor Religion, if you have any thing to lose: should such a man as I flee? said Nehemiah, Chap. 6. 11. guilty persons who are contriving against the foundations of a Church and State, they may well fear; their consciences may read terrors, and dangers, and losses to them. But persons royally ²summoned, and piously employed for the right settling of a Church and Kingdom, as their attempts are above all contumely, so their hearts ³should be above all fancies and fears: If ye ⁴be followers of that which is good, who is he that will harm you. There can never be any true danger nor loss by being good, or by doing good in our callings. The King of Poland, when his servant Zelislaus lost his hand in his wars, sent him instead thereof a golden hand: you shall never expend your strength for God in