A92846:203
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.
Note. There be divers qualities about our prayers, viz.1
- 1Our prayers must be with
1. One is an urgent fervency; when the soul doth not nakedly commence the suit, propound it to God, and say, Lord 1hear me, but it doth enforce (as it were an audience and acceptance, it doth strive with God and wrestle with him, I will not let thee go, unless thou bless me, Gen. 32. 26. as Jacob, And, O Lord hear, O Lord hearken and consider; do and defer not for thy name sake, as Dan. 9. this is a following of the suit with God, as the woman did Christ.
1. One is an urgent fervency; when the soul doth not nakedly commence the suit, propound it to God, and say, Lord 1hear me, but it doth inforce (as it were an audience and acceptance, it doth strive with God and wrestle with him, I will not let thee go, unless thou blesse me, Gen. 32. 26. as Jacob, And, O Lord hear, O Lord hearken and consi•er; do and deferre not for thy name sake, as Dan. 9. this is a following of the suit with God, as the woman did Christ.
- 11. urgent fervency.