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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
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.
Paul, before his Conversion, his sins were very high, so high, that as Theophilact, and others well observe, they had but one ingredient to stave them off from being the sin against the Holy Ghost, viz. Ignorance, 1 Tim. 1. 13. he presents a brief survey of his great transgressions.
He was a Blasphemer, (i.) one who did cast contumely and reproach on God and Christ, whose nature was Divine, and therefore every way venerable, but he scoffed and mocked at Christ and his Truths.
He was a Persecutor too, he did not only deride Christ, but endeavoured to exile and banish him out of the world, to thrust him away from the society of sinners, who in so great mercy came to save sinners. Whereupon St. Austin judged well, Nemo acrior Paulo inter Persecutors, nemo ergo pejor inter peccatores; Paul was the quickest persecutor, and therefore the vilest sinner.
He was a Persecutor too, he did not only deride Ch•ist, but endeavoured to exile and banish him out of the world, to thrust him away from the society of sinners, who in so great mercy came to save sinners. Whereupon St. Austin judged well, Nemo acrior Paulo inter Persecutores, nemo ergo pejor inter peccatores; Paul was the quickest persecutor, and therefore the vilest sinner.