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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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Come we not this day with all sorts of guilt upon our souls, and with ropes about our necks, expecting (if the Lord should render unto us our deserts) the sentence of death, and confess as much, and yet dare we to play the Hypocrites, having hearts under all this utterly unbroken?
Come we not this day with all sorts of guilt upon our soules, and with ropes about our neckes, expecting (if the Lord should render unto us our deserts) the sentence of death, and confesse as much, and yet dare we to play the Hypocrites, having hearts under all this utterly unbroken?
Secondly, brokenness of heart, is the hope of this ⟨p. 19⟩day: I profess seriously unto you, that were you as much in fasting as Johns Disciples, and in praying as Christs Disciples, could you by Fasting make your knees to faint, and your flesh to fail, and resolve your bodies into a very Skeleton, if yet your hearts were not broken for your sins, Neither your selves, nor your endeavours, nor our own Nation, nor the distressed Church of Ireland, nor any other would be the better for it: As one of the Fathers said of Learning, All learning is suspected, nay disrespected by me, wherein is not the mention of Christ, that I affirm of all solemn fastings whatsoever, the Lord regards them not, if the broken heart be not found in them.
Secondly, brokennesse of heart, is the hope of this ⟨p. 19⟩day: I professe seriously unto you, that were you as much in fasting as Iohns Disciples, and in praying as Christs Disciples, could you by Fasting make your knees to faint, and your flesh to faile, and resolve your bodies into a very Sceleton, if yet your hearts were not broken for your sins, Neither your selves, nor your endaevours, nor our owne Nation, nor the distressed Church of Ireland, nor any other would bee the better for it: As one of the Fathers said of Learning, All learning is suspected, nay disrespected by me, wherein is not the mention of Christ, that I affirme of all solemne fastings whatsoever, the Lord regards them not, if the broken heart bee not found in them.