A92846:177
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. Take heed of secret occasions and provocations: why is it that 1thou sayest, O this nature, O this heart, O that Satan. Thou hast, I confess, shed many tears; thou hast felt many sorrows and troubles, thou hast made many vows and resolutions; thou hast put up many prayers and petitions, and yet thou art in thy secret sinnings, why, what should be the reason, do prayers do nothing against sin? yea, do tears nothing? do troubles nothing? do vows nothing? yes, all of those may do something, if something else be added, if the leak be stopped, if the windows be shut, if the doors be locked, I mean, If occasions and provocations be conscionably and carefully avoided: otherwise they are nothing: if thou prayest and then adventures thy strength upon the occasion of thy secret sinning, ⟨p. 37⟩what dost thou but seek God first, and next rise up and tempt him. Keep close to heaven, and keep off from the occasions, and then tell me whether God will not keep thee from thy sinnings.
2. Take heed of secret occasions and provocations: why is it that 1thou sayest, O this nature, O this heart, O that Satan. Thou hast, I confesse, shed many teares; thou hast felt many sorrows and troubles, thou hast made many vowes and resolutions; thou hast put up many prayers and petitions, and yet thou art in thy secret sinnings, why, what should be the reason, do prayers do nothing against sin? yea, do tears nothing? do troubles nothing? do vows nothing? yes, all of those may do something, if something else be added, if the leake be stopped, if the windows be shut, if the doores be locked, I meane, If occasions and provocations be conscionably and carefully avoyded: otherwise they are nothing: if thou prayest and then adventures thy strength upon the occasion of thy secret sinning, ⟨p. 37⟩what dost thou but seek God first, and next rise up and tempt him. Keep close to heaven, and keep off from the occasions, and then tell me whether God will not keep thee from thy sinnings.
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