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

We have found what the fallow ground is, let us in the next place inquire, what the breaking of it up ¹is? Then the Fallow ground is broken up, when the Husbandman comes with his Plough, and enters that plough into it, deeply enters it, even into the Bowels of the ground, and then rents and tears it, and turns it upside down: Not in one Furrow, but in every Furrow, once, twice, perhaps thrice if need so requires.

We have found what the fallow ground is, let us in the next place inquire, what the breaking of it up ¹is? Then the Fallow ground is broken up, when the Husbandman comes with his Plow, and enters that plow into it, deepely enters it, even into the Bowels of the ground, and then rents and teares it, and turns it upside downe: Not in one Furrow, but in every Furrow, once, twice, perhaps thrice if need so requires.

1. 1The breaking up: what?

Even so the sinful heart is broken up when the Almighty and gracious God (whom Christ calls the Husbandman) comes with his Word and Spirit, and (Alta voce as St. Austin speaks, or virtute magnifica ¹as Ber. speaks) enters into the heart or soul of a sinner ⟨p. 7⟩by irresistible convincings, and by efficacious humblings (wch are as rentings and tearings to the ground) and by rooting up the dominion and love of all sins.

Even so the sinfull heart is broken up when the Almighty and gracious God (whom Christ calls the Husbandman) comes with his Word and Spirit, and (Alta voce as St. Austine speaks, or virtute magnifica ¹