A92846:1036
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
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.
Obj. It is true, that upon some extraordinary actings, even an upright heart may feel some secret thoughts of self applause and ostentation.
Obj. It is true, that upon some extraordinary actings, even an upright heart may feel some secret thoughts of self applause and oftentation.
Sol. But these are felt as temptations, as snares, and resisted, yea, and such secret flies cause many tears to be cast after singular performance; but the hypocrite he doth seek praise and accept of it, he loves the praise of men, and knows how to cry up himself: Epam•nondas went weeping because of the vain-glory of yesterdays victory and triumph: the hypocrite is proud even of his humility.
5. A fifth trial, whether a man be upright or no, is, if the bent 1and purpose of his heart be unto God: Mere particular actions do not conclude (either way) the estate of the soul: An hypocrite may do some good act, and an upright person may do some sinful act; But that which even in such Cases, may testify unto a man his uprightness, is the true bent and purpose of the heart: Look which way the heart is set, and purposed in the habitual temper of it, that doth convince either of hypocrisy or of uprightness.
5. A fifth trial, whether a man be upright or no, is, if the bent 1and purpose of his heart be unto God: Meer particular actions do not conclude (either way) the estate of the soule: An hypocrite may do some good act, and an upright person may do some sinful act; But that which even in such Cases, may testifie unto a man his uprightnesse, is the true bent and purpose of the heart: Look which way the heart is set, and purposed in the habitual temper of it, that doth convince either of hypocrisie or of uprightnesse.