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

And secondly, you must cherish quickening thoughts: I will make bold to propound some unto you, only to add, at least, to what you have, and do know already.

And secondly, you must cherish quickning thoughts: I will make bold to propound some unto you, only to adde, at least, to what you have, and doe know already.

First, mind much the dignity of the work, and mind little the malignity of the opposers: when the Temple was to be re-built, you know what opposition Sanballat, and Tobiah, and others made, what accusations, what letters, what attempts, and devices against Zerubbabel and the rest; but they minded the work of the Temple the more, their eyes were upon God and his service: So when Luther began the Reformation in Germany, you read that the Pope and his Cardinals, and their curs presently opened their foul mouths, crying out, that he was (mendax, perfidus, apostate, tuba ¹rebellionis, quod omnia quae de moliminibus Papae scripsisset, ficta erant & ementita &c.) a liar, perfidious, ⟨p. 50⟩an Apostate, a trumpet of rebellion and sedition; and that all which he charged on the Pope, were but his own vain surmises and devices: yet Luther went on with the work, and maugre all contradiction, prevailed and prospered: The like we read in our own Chronicles, when King Edward set upon Reformation, what scorns, derisions, oppositions, sides, tumults encountered it by the Friars, and the Popish party; yet he kept on the work, and greatly prospered in it: the excellency of the work, and a consciousness of his duty, and confidence in God, made his Ark to swim upon all those raging waters.

First, minde much the dignity of the work, and minde little the malignity of the opposers: when the Temple was to bee re-built, you know what opposition Sanballat, and Tobiah, and others made, what accusations, what letters, what attempts, and devices against Zerubbabel and the rest; but they minded the work of the Temple the more, their eyes were upon God and his service: So when Luther began the Reformation in Germany, you read that the Pope and his Cardinalls, and their currs presently opened their foule mouthes, crying out, that he was (mendax, perfidus, apostata, tuba