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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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Partly in ver. 3. [Break up your fallow ground and sow not among thorns.] q. d. If you do not Repent, you are undone, if you do repent, but not throughly, you will be undone too: hypocrisy in good duties, as well as profaneness in bad ways may ruin a person and Nation; A man may as surely be drowned in a ship that hath a leak, as when he hath no ship at all.
Partly in ver. 3. [Break up your fallow ground and sow not among thornes.] q. d. If you do not Repent, you are undone, if you doe repent, but not throughly, you wil be undone too: hypocrisie in good duties, as well as profanenesse in bad wayes may ruine a person and Nation; A man may as surely be drowned in a ship that hath a leake, as when he hath no ship at all.
Therefore pretend Repentance no longer, but act it, and when you do act it, act it not slightly but exactly; become good, and do good to purpose: If you regard and follow this Counsel, Then (as in ver. 1.) you shall not remove; but if you will not hearken unto it, then (as in ver. 4.) My fury shall come ⟨p. 4⟩forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Therefore pretend Repentance no longer, but act it, and when you doe act it, act it not slightly but exactly; become good, and do good to purpose: If you regard and follow this Counsell, Then (as in ver. 1.) you shall not remove; but if you will not hearken unto it, then (as in ver. 4.) My fury shall come ⟨p. 4⟩forth like fire, and burne that none can quench it, because of the evill of your doings.