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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
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Doct. 1 First, There may and should be a conjunction, even of great 1Petitions and requests (at once) unto God: As they say of graces and duties, that they are connected (and like so many pearls upon one and the same string) for we may say of requests to God, though they be many for kinds, and number, and matter, yet they may be put up in the same prayer to God. David ends not at that request (keep me from secret sins) but goes on also, O Lord, keep me from presumptuous sins, he multiplies his suits according to the ⟨p. 42⟩multiplicity of his necessity and exigence.
Doct. 1 FIrst, There may and should be a conjunction, even of great 1Petitions and requests (at once) unto God: As they say of graces and duties, that they are connexed (and like so many pearls upon one and the same string) for we may say of requests to God, though they be many for kindes, and number, and matter, yet they may be put up in the same prayer to God. David ends not at that request (keep me from secret sinnes) but goes on also, O Lord, keep me from presumptuous sinnes, he multiplies his suits according to the ⟨p. 42⟩multiplicity of his necessity and exigence.
- 1There may and should be a conjunction of great requests at once to God.
Note. There be divers qualities about our prayers, viz.1
- 1Our prayers must be with