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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 clear instance whereof, you have in the Jews in this Chapter, who notwithstanding they had almost sinned away their God, their Country, their lives, their helps, their hopes; And notwithstanding all their warnings by variety of Prophets, and ⟨p. 3⟩all their sufferings by variety of punishments, and all their threatenings in variety of Judgments, though there was but a step twixt them and death, only one mercy twixt them & utter destruction by the enemy, yet either they totally neglected the work, or would not be persuaded throughly to act the duty of Repentance.
A cleare instance whereof, you have in the Iewes in this Chapter, who notwithstanding they had almost sinned away their God, their Country, their lives, their helpes, their hopes; And notwithstanding all their warnings by variety of Prophets, and ⟨p. 3⟩all their sufferings by variety of punishments, and all their threatnings in variety of Judgments, though there was but a step twixt them and death, only one mercy twixt them & utter destruction by the enemy, yet either they totally neglected the worke, or would not bee perswaded throughly to act the duty of Repentance.
The Lord saw this dangerous obstinacy and pities it, and strives with them to save their souls, that they might (by this means) save their Country. The way he spreads before them is expressed,
The Lord saw this dangerous obstinacy and pitties it, and strives with them to save their soules, that they might (by this meanes) save their Countrey. The way he spreads before them is expressed,