A92846:1025
The anatomy of secret sins, presumptuous sins, sins in dominion, & uprightness. Wherein divers…
The anatomy of secret sins, presumptuous sins, sins in dominion, & uprightness. Wherein divers weighty cases are resolved in relation to all those particulars: delivered in divers sermons preached at Mildreds in Bread-street London, on Psalm 19. 12, 13. Together with the remissibleness of all sin, and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost preached before an honourable auditory. By that reverend and faithful minister of the Gospel, Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and published by those whom he entrusted with his notes.The anatomy of secret sins, presumptuous sins, sins in dominion, & uprightness. Wherein divers weighty cases are resolved in relation to all those particulars: delivered in divers sermons preached at Mildreds in Bread-street London, on Psalm 19. 12, 13. Together with the remissibleness of all sin, and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost preached before an honourable auditory. By that reverend and faithfull minister of the Gospel, Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and published by those whom he intrusted with his notes.
London: printed by T.R. for Adoniram Byfeild, 1660
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Answ. Thus, 1. By his cordial blessings and rejoicings at the good done by others, whereby God hath glory, though he be not the instrument, as Paul, Phil. 1. 18. 2. By his acting for God under disgraces and discouragements, as David, and the three children.
Answ. Thus, 1. By his cordial blessings and rejoycings at the good done by others, whereby God hath glory, though he be not the instrument, as Paul, Phil. 1. 18. 2. By his acting for God under disgraces and discouragements, as David, and the three children.
Though our services may want encouragement from worldly motives, nay, though they meet with many discouragements and prejudices to us, yet so that by them God may receive glory, and I may express my obediential respect to him; here is wind enough to sill my •ailes; I dare not do it, because God forbids; I will do it, because God commands; I will not cease to do it, though I receive frowns and loss, but will hold on to do it, because Gods receives glo•y, this is simplicity of obedience, and this argues the person to be upright: Paul speaketh of this simplicity of obedience, for his own part in the exercise of his Ministerial function which he well joins with Go•ly sincerity, 2 Cor. 1. 12. and verily so it was with him, that the love of Christ was sufficient to constrain him, 2 Cor. 5. 14. And he went through good and through bad report: yea, and he was not discouraged by all the bonds which did a tend him, nor counted he his life dear for Christ; it was all one to him so that Christ might be magnified, whether by life, or whether by death.