A92846:1191
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.
Another of Competition, wherein I regard not the glory of 1God; I mind it not, or else I respect my self more then it: so that all may be hushed up, so that I might have joy, and heaven, and escape Hell; I care not for the glory of God, I would not do duty, but to preserve my self: Such a self love as this, is opposite to uprightness; for though God gives us leave to mind and respect our selves, yet he commands us first, and most to respect and aim at his glory.2
- 1Of competition.
- 2Doubts of uprightness from self-applause or vasn-glory.
Whether all self-applause, and vain glory, be incompatible with uprightness?
Sol. I shall briefly assoil this Inquiry.
Sol. I shall briefly assoyle this Inquiry.