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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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2. The formal Ingredients.
2. The formall Ingredients.
Hereupon follows the second principal working 1which formally makes up Evangelical Contrition, and it is (1. Pudor. 2. Dolour,) shame and grief: Such kindness from the mercy-seat makes him now as Ephraim, confounded and ashamed, and his heart to break into most melting floods of tears, that ever he should be so monstrously vile to offend such tender and gracious bowels of mercy, which he now apprehends yearning towards him in and through Christ. As before, the apprehensions of divine wrath did distract and shiver him, so now the apprehensions of divine love do totally dissolve and melt him; though there were not Heaven hereafter to Crown him, yet he must grieve, and though there were not Hell hereafter to burn him, yet he must exceedingly mourn for sinning against such a God.
HEreupon followes the second principall working 1which formally makes up Evangelicall Contrition, and it is (1. Pudor. 2. Dolor,) shame and griefe: Such kindnesse from the mercy-seate makes him now as Ephraim, confounded and ashamed, and his heart to breake into most melting flouds of teares, that ever he should bee so monstrously vile to offend such tender and gracious bowels of mercy, which hee now apprehends yerning towards him in and through Christ. As before, the apprehensions of divine wrath did distract and shiver him, so now the apprehensions of divine love doe totally dissolve and melt him; though there were not Heaven hereafter to Crowne him, yet he must grieve, and though there were not Hell hereafter to burne him, yet he must exceedingly mourn for sinning against such a God.