A92846:127
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.
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Use 3 I Now proceed to a third Use which shall be for Comfort 1to such persons whose desires are really carried to be cleansed from secret sins, as well as public and visible, they may comfort themselves in many things. For,
Use 3 I Now proceed to a third Use which shall be for Comfort 1to such persons whose desires are really carried to be cleansed from secret sins, as well as publick and visible, they may comfort themselves in many things. For,
- 1For comfort to such as have such desires.
1. That their praise is of God, and he doth commend them, 1see the Apostle, Rom. 2. 28. He is not a Jew which is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh, verse 29. But he is a Jew which is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God: Now what a comfort is this that thou art a person whom the Lord will take notice of, yea, whom the Lord himself will praise and commend: to say of thee as of David. I have found a man after mine own heart; and and that thy heart is perfect with the Lord.
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