A92846:1040
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.
But you may reply, if uprightness may be truly discovered by the bent of the heart, then the vilest person may be upright, for they confidently affirm that they mean no hurt, their desires are good, they would know more, they would believe and repent, and leave their sins, yea, they do strive to enter in at the strait gate.
But you may reply, if uprightnesse may be truly discovered by the bent of the heart, then the vilest person may be upright, for they confidently affirm that they meane no hurt, their desires are good, they would know more, they would believe and repent, and leave their sins, yea, they do strive to enter in at the strait gate.
To this I answer.
First, if any man who hath been wicked, doth now find the purpose and bent of his heart set for God, that the desires of his soul are unfeignedly to please God, I should not doubt but God had changed this man, and his heart were now made upright.
First, if any man who hath been wicked, doth now finde the purpose and bent of his heart set for God, that the desires of his soul are unfeignedly to please God, I should not doubt but God had changed this man, and his heart were now made upright.