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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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4. And if judgements should break in upon sinners, before hearts are broken for sins, good Lord! what, where are they? Dudilius relates a sad story of Bochna a woman who had but two sons, and whiles she was walking with the one towards the River, she heard the other crying out, and hastening back, she found a knife sticking in him, which killed him quickly, then she returns to her other child thinking to solace her self in an only child, but he in her absence was fallen into the river and drowned, both lost at once: Ah Sirs! we have but two children, a Soul and a body! what an heavy loss will it be to lose both these at once? To be cut off by an angry enemy and to be cast off by a mighty God! To lose a life, and at the same time to lose an eternal life! To lose safety and salvation at once? Tis true that if a sinners heart be broken by grace, there is no question of mercy, but when an impenitent sinners life is broken by judgment, his hopes are gone, and his breaking of it for ever.
4. And if judgements should breake in upon sinners, before hearts are broken for sins, good Lord! what, where are they? Dudilius relates a sad story of Bochna a woman who had but two sonnes, and whiles she was walking with the one towards the River, she heard the other crying out, and hastning back, shee found a knife sticking in him, which kild him quickly, then she returnes to her other child thinking to solace her selfe in an onely child, but he in her absence was fallen into the river and drowned, both lost at once: Ah Sirs! we have but two children, a Soule and a body! what an heavie losse will it bee to lose both these at once? To bee cut off by an angry enemie and to be cast off by a mighty God! To lose a life, and at the same time to lofe an eternall life! To lose safety and salvation at once? Tis true that if a sinners heart be broken by grace, there is no question of mercy, but when an impenitent sinners life is broken by judgment, his hopes are gone, and his breaking of it for ever.
5. Fifthly, We shall assuredly be broken off, if we be not broken up; Beloved! There are two vile malignities in an unbroken heart.
5. Fifthly, Wee shall assuredly be broken off, if we be not broken up; Beloved! There are two vile malignities in an unbroken heart.