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The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House…
The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, January 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.The nature and danger of heresies, opened in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons, Ianuary 27. 1646. at Margarets Westminster, being the day of their solemn monthly fast. / By Obadiah Sedgvvick, B.D. Minister of Gods Word at Covent-Garden.
London: printed by M.F. for Samuel Gellibrand, 1647
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We are (by Gods mercy and goodness) indifferently rescued from the cruelty of Dragons; O but now we are as much endangered with the flood of the Serpent: the bodies of people are (in some good measure) secured from the edge of the sword: but what of this, whiles the souls of people are hazarded with the poison of errors? If the danger flies from the body to the soul: if the corporal danger be exchanged into a spiritual danger, where is our happiness, what is our safety by this?
We are (by Gods mercy and goodnesse) indifferently rescued from the cruelty of Dragons; O but now we are as much endangered with the floud of the Serpent: the bodies of people are (in some good measure) secured from the edge of the sword: but what of this, whiles the souls of people are hazarded with the poyson of errours? If the danger flies from the body to the soul: if the corporall danger be exchanged into a spirituall danger, where is our happinesse, what is our safety by this?
Beloved! there are 4. notable reasons of our most 1solemn humiliation for the spiritual wickednesses, for ⟨p. 30⟩the false and abominable doctrines, which (like a flood) are now overflowing this Nation.
Beloved! there are 4. notable reasons of our most 1solemn humiliation for the spirituall wickednesses, for ⟨p. 30⟩the false and abominable doctrines, which (like a floud) are now overflowing this Nation.
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