A92846:1348
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.
2. The despising of mercy leaves without all excuse; what hast thou to urge against God, who could not urge and fasten his mercy on thy soul? yes, thou wouldst have a licence but not a pardon. I know thou warmest thy soul with the sound of mercy, not to abate, but to encourage thy sinful appetite: Why dost thou not break thy arm, because there is a skilful Chirurgeon, or fall into the strongest diseases, because there is a skilful Physician?
2. The despising of mercy leaves without all excuse; what hast thou to urge against God, who could not urge and fasten his mercy on thy soul? yes, thou wouldst have a licence but not a pardon. I know thou warmest thy soul with the sound of mercy, not to abate, but to encourage thy sinfull appetite: Why dost thou not break thy arm, because there is a skilfull Chirurgion, or fall into the strongest diseases, because there is a skilfull Physitian?
3. Continuance in sin, and efficacy of Mercy are inconsistent: thou through thy impenitent heart, in stead of mercy, treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath, Rom. 2. 5.
Now that which I would persuade you too, is to be wise for 1your souls, and to get your sins to be forgiven and pardoned. If a company of sick men did hear of an able Physician that could and would heal them, who would not be carried to him? or what Malefactor is there so out-ragiously mad but that would make out to the King, if he were assured that the King would pardon him.