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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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1. Motives to persuade us. 2. Means to direct and help us.
1. Motives to perswade us. 2. Means to direct and help us.
1. For the first of these, what shall I say? how shall I persuade! If all the Arguments of heaven, or earth, might be available, I have them at hand to present them unto you, to 1excite your hearts to this labour: If there be any regard of a God, of a Christ, of your souls, of your comforts here, of your happiness hereafter, then think of Uprightness, content not your selves till you have it, Why?
1. For the first of these, what shall I say? how shall I perswade! If all the Arguments of heaven, or earth, might be available, I have them at hand to present them unto you, to 1excite your hearts to this labour: If there be any regard of a God, of a Christ, of your souls, of your comforts here, of your happiness hereafter, then think of Uprightness, content not your selves till you have it, Why?
- 1Motives.
1. God regards you not, if you be not upright: his eyes are upon the truth, and he will be worshipped in spirit and truth; thousands 1of Rams and rivers of oil, daily oblations, solemn humblings, cryings and callings, he cannot away with them, he hides his face from them, if the heart under these be false and doubting.