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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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A Sermon Preached at the late Fast, to the Commons House OF PARLIAM… › 3. The consequent working.
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3. The consequent working.
Which rather shows and declares, then makes a broken heart, and it is hatred of sin; the 1heart which is rightly broken, is not only broken for sin, but also from sin by an hatred. 1. Of abomination, loathing it as the greatest evil: Get thee hence say they in, Esa. 30. 22. And 2. Of enmity and irreconciliation, what have I to do any more with Idols, saith Ephraim in Hosea 14. 8.
WHich rather shewes and declares, then makes a broken heart, and it is hatred of sin; the 1heart which is rightly broken, is not only broken for sin, but also from sin by an hatred. 1. Of abomination, loathing it as the greatest evill: Get thee hence say they in, Esa. 30. 22. And 2. Of enmi•y and irreconciliation, what have I to doe any more with Idols, saith Ephraim in Hosea 14. 8.
- 1Hatred of sin the consequent of heart breaking for sin. A double hatred of sin.
Thus have you heard what the breaking up of the fallow ground, or sinful heart is, now I proceed (in few words) to demonstrate, That it is the means to prevent the breaking down of a sinful Nation; this