A92846:1296
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 is the Guilt, which binds over the sinner to punishment, wrath and damnation; this is the object of forgiveness; in it sin is not healed, but pardoned: the disposition of the sinner is not altered, but his condition. When the King pardons a thief, his theft now shall not prejudice him, so in Gods merciful forgiveness, sinful guilt is so effectually removed, that finally and redundantly it shall never prejudice the eternal life and salvation of the person: much more might be said of this subject, but I am unwilling to insist on any more then serves to enlighten the point in hand.
Another is the Guilt, which binds over the sinner to punishment, wrath and damnation; this is the object of forgiveness; in it sin is not healed, but pardoned: the disposition of the sinner is not altered, but his condition. When the King pardons a thief, his theft now shall not prejudice him, so in Gods mercifull forgiveness, sinfull guilt is so effectually removed, that finally and redundantly it shall never prejudice the eternal life and salvation of the person: much more might be said of this subject, but I am unwilling to insist on any more then serves to inlighten the point in hand.
Infallibility of forgiveness, which is not to every sin whatsoever, or to any sin whatsoever, without some condition: A grant of actual pardon issues not out of the Court of Mercy, unless persons believe and repent. It is true, there is an infiniteness of Divine mercy considered in it self: but in the dispensation and exercise of it, it is pleased to bound and confine it self to some sinners only, namely to such as forsake their sins.