A92846:138
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.
Thirdly, we distinguish of secret workings of sin, there is a double secrecy.
Thirdly, we distinguish of secret workings of sinne, there is a double secrecy.
1. One is natural, and it befalls any man: for sin naturally carries shame with it, and therefore hath a desire of secrecy.
1. One is natural, and it befals any man: for sinne naturally carries shame with it, and therefore hath a desire of secrecy.
2. Another is artificial, which is a cunning devising of sin: this kind of secrecy is not so incident to holy persons: they do not frame methods of transgressing, no ways of dishonouring God, yet I will put forth a distinction, I think it good, there is a twofold artificial secrecy,
2. Another is artificial, which is a cunning devising of sin: this kinde of secrecy is not so incident to holy persons: they do not frame methods of transgressing, no ways of dishonouring God, yet I will put forth a distinction, I think it good, there is a twofold artificial secrecy,