A92846:164
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.
1. The more foul the sin naturally is, the worse is the secret acting of it: you know that some sins have a fouler dye in them then 1others, all are not a like, but some are more intrinsically vile: A blasphemous thought, is worse then an Idle thought, and the secret stealing of a shilling though it be a sin, yet not so great as the secret killing of a man.2
1. The more foul the sin naturally is, the worse is the secret acting of it: you know that some sins have a souler dye in them then 1others, all are not a like, but some are more intrinse cally vile: A blasphemous thought, is worse then an Idle thought, and the secret stealing of a shilling though it be a sin, yet not so great as the secret killing of a man.2
- 1The more soul the sin is the worse if it be secret.The more soule the sin is the worse if it be secret.
- 2The more relations are broken by secret sins the worse.
2. The more relations are broken by secret sinning the worse they are, and more to be wared, for all relations are bonds, and cords, they are a file of reasons, why we should not sin; for a single person ⟨p. 35⟩to commit folly, its a damnable sin, but for one to break the covenant of her youth and God, for a person who is married, this very relation trebles the guilt: for any one to murder is a sin of death, but for the Child to murder the parent secretly, this very relation increases the guilt.