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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 needful work: A Reformation is needful when a Church is like to be poisoned with errors, or to be rent with contrariety of opinions, or is sick with manifold corruptions. This is our condition, and besides all this, we see great judgements hanging over us, which have befallen other Churches: were it not better to reform before judgements, than under them? who can tell but it may be an effectual means to prevent them?
A needfull work: A Reformation is needfull when a Church is like to be poysoned with errours, or to be rent with contrariety of opinions, or is sick with manifold corruptions. This is our condition, and besides all this, we see great judgements hanging over us, which have befallen other Churches: were it not better to reforme before judgements, than under them? who can tell but it may be an effectuall meanes to prevent them?
Lastly, it is a seasonable work: If you judge it a fit season for our Church to be humbled, assuredly then it is a fit season for it to be reformed: that which puts us upon the one, directs us also to the other; but I pass on.
Lastly, it is a seasonable work: If you judge it a fit season for our Church to be humbled, assuredly then it is a fit season for it to be reformed: that which puts us upon the one, directs us also to the other; but I passe on.
Secondly, If you would carry on this work for good, then you must get into your hearts, ⟨p. 49⟩and cherish in your thoughts all those things which will quicken you to the perfecting of such a work.