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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. To all of us. 2. To you of public employment.
1. To all of us. 2. To you of publike employment.
Is the breaking up of sinful hearts, the means to prevent the breaking down of a sinning Nation? 1Then let every one of us here, (ô that the whole Land also would) search and try the temper and frame of our hearts, whither they be broken or unbroken? Beloved! I beseech you sadly to consider of a few things.
Is the breaking up of sinfull hearts, the means to prevent the breaking downe of a sinning Nation? 1Then let every one of us here, (ô that the whole Land also would) search and try the temper and frame of our hearts, whither they be broken or unbroken? Beloved! I beseech you sadly to consider of a few things.
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1. That brokenness of heart is the work of this 1day: This is a day of Humiliation; but what is an humbling day without an humbled heart? to present your selves before the great God, at such a time, with all your sins, and yet without hearts broken for those sins, is not only an irreligious incongruity, but also an high provocation of our God; like Zimries act when all the Congregation were weeping before the door of the Tabernacle,