A92846:118
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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2. Consider how far forth thou desirest to approve thy self 1to God. God is the God of our spirits as well as of our bodies, and he doth not only ponder our paths, but doth also search our hearts: That thou sendest forth some words in prayer, O this satisfies not because of so many distractions in the mind, and of so many deadnesses in the affection: that man cannot accuse thee for any habitual unevenness, this is not enough, if God cannot approve of thee for a person after his own heart: if thy heart were such as God would like regard, approve, accept, then thou wouldest be better satisfied.
2. Consider how far forth thou desirest to approve thy selfe 1to God. God is the God of our spirits as well as of our bodies, and he doth not only ponder our paths, but doth also search our hearts: That thou sendest forth some words in prayer, O this satisfies not because of so many distractions in the minde, and of so many deadnesses in the affection: that man cannot accuse thee for any habitual unevennesse, this is not enough, if God cannot approve of thee for a person after his own heart: if thy heart were such as God would like regard, approve, accept, then thou wouldest be better satisfied.
- 1How far forth thou desirest to approve thy self to God.
There is a twofold approving of our selves, one in the conscionable exactness of duty appertaining to our callings; hence the Apostle, 2 Cor. 6. 3. giving no offence in any thing that the Ministry be not blamed: vers. 4. But in all things approving our selves as the Ministers of God in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses.
There is a twofold approving of our selves, one in the conscionable exactnesse of duty appertaining to our callings; hence the Apostle,