A92846:216
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.
Doct. 2 That even a good Christian should have a fear of great sins 1as well as a care of secret sins: Keep me also from presumptuous sins.
Doct. 2 THat even a good Christian should have a fear of great sins 1as well as a care of secret sins: Keep me also from presumptuous sins.
- 1A good Christian should fear great ••ns as well as less. Reasons from, The latitude of original sin.A good Christian should fear g•eat ••ns as well as less. Reasons from, The latitude of original sin.
Reasons whereof may be these.
The latitude of original sin, which as it is yet remaining in the best, so it i• in them an universal fountain naturally apt to any vile inclination: though actual sins may be divided in the ⟨p. 46⟩life, yet they are all united in their spring, (i) they are all of them virtually as so many potential effects involved and lurking in original sin, as their cause, which how far it may work, both from its own strength, and the assistance of temptations and occasions, if God doth not actually prevent and interpose, if we put not forth our fear, and watch, we may with miserable experience both, know and bewail.