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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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3. By their effects, an Attrite heart may (for that space of time whiles the Conscience burns and flames with wrath) become negatively penitent, Non proponit peccare, It doth not purpose to sin; the sensible anguish for former sinnings may suspend delightful intentions for future sins; but the contrite heart (out of a contrariety of nature) becomes positively holy, proponit non peccare, It doth Cordially purpose not to sin any more; All which (if I mistake not) is the same that Cajetan aims at, when he saith, that Attrition produceth (velleitatem) an imperfect motion of the will, but contrition produceth (voluntatem) a complete and direct will against sin:
3. By their effects, an Attrite heart may (for that space of time whiles the Conscience burnes and flames with wrath) become negatively penitent, Non proponit peccare, It doth not purpose to sin; the sensible anguish for former sinnings may suspend delightfull intentions for future sins; but the contrite heart (out of a contrariety of nature) becomes positively holy, proponit non peccare, It doth Cordially purpose not to sin any more; All which (if I mistake not) is the same that Cajetan aimes at, when hee saith, that Attrition produceth (velleitatem) an imperfect motion of the will, but contrition produceth (voluntatem) a compleat and direct will against sin:
But this discourse (I fear) is too speculative for this days work, give me leave therefore to open ⟨p. 10⟩the nature of this penitential heart breaking in a more practical and profitable way: There are several workings which ordinarily concur to the full constituting of this heart-breaking work, whereof some are Antecedent, some are formally ingredient, and some are inseparably consequent.
But this discourse (I feare) is too speculative for this dayes worke, give mee leave therefore to open ⟨p. 10⟩the nature of this penitentiall heart breaking in a more practicall and profitable way: There are severall workings which ordinarily concurre to the full constituting of this heart-breaking worke, whereof some are Antecedent, some are formally ingredient, and some are inseparably consequent.