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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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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.
1. The Antecedent workings are such as previously lead the way to the Evangelical breaking as 1the Needle doth to the thread, and the breaking by the hammer doth to the melting by the fire, by way of order only and not by causality: These are (principally) three.
1. The Antecedent workings are such as previously lead the way to the Evangelicall breaking as 1the Needle doth to the threed, and the breaking by the hammer doth to the melting by the fire, by way of order only and not by causality: These are (principally) three.
- 1Antecedents to heart breaking three.