A92846:1140
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.
I will speak something to this case; And it is worth the while, to open unto you; whither and in what respects, any 1sinnings may consist with, or else contradict the frame of uprightness? for the assoiling of which observe the propositions, viz.
I will speake something to this case; And it is worth the while, to open unto you; whither and in what respects, any 1sinnings may consist with, or else contradict the frame of uprightnesse? for the assoyling of which observe the propositions, viz.
- 1How far any sinnings may consist with or contradict the frame of uprightness. Particular sinnings may consist with a gracious frame but not with a gracious condition.How far any sinnings may consist with or contradict the frame of uprightnesse. Particular sinnings may consist with a gracious frame but not with a gracious condition.
1. That particular sinnings are compatible with a gracious frame, though none are with a glorious condition, Though no darkness, no clouds can be mixed with the sun in heaven, yet both may be in the air which is enlightened below; our best estate on earth is mixed, and not absolute: glory annihilates all sinful principles, but grace only weakens them, an upright man, is an imperfect good man, and hath reason daily to bewail his failings, as well as cause to bless God for his performances. You never read of any upright person in Scripture, but you find some scars on his ways, Like Jacob halting one time or other: David, very good, yet not upright in the matter of Uriah, Noah, one that walked with God, yet overtaken with excess of wine &c. Such twinklings do, and will accompany the highest and fairest stars, as he who foots it best, may be found sometimes all along; so the most even Christian may be surprised with many unevennesses.