A92846:223
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.
SECT. III.
Doct. 3 Another Proposition which I might observe from the words, absolutely considered, is this, That a good man 1is Gods servant, [Thy servant from, &c.] We read of divers servants in the Scriptures; some are the servants of men, who apply all their gifts and parts, and sacrifice the whole method of their beings and expressings, to claw and humour the itch and pleasure of others: All flatterers are such, who are a people of slavish-bondage, having sold themselves from themselves to some persons. Some are the servants of the world, whose hearts and labours are bestowed upon earthly things; and ⟨p. 48⟩they make even those noble souls of theirs to weary themselves for very vanity; and to increase only in that with the least toe, is too excellent to tread upon. Some are the Servants of Satan, mentioned in an instrumental Activity and readiness to entertain and execute his base and hellish inspirations and motions. Some are the servants of sin, who (quales & quanti) all that they are, and can do, is to fulfil the lusts of their flesh: there is no servant so obedientially attending the Command of his Lord, as they to receive, and act the pleasure of their sinful hearts. Some are servants to themselves, who, as if they were born, neither for God, nor man, apply all their will, and strength, and abilities, only to their own ends without any real effectual consideration to public good of Church or Country. And some are servants to God; Moses was so, Simeon was so: Moses my servant is deal, said God: Now letest thou thy servant depart in peace, said Simeon: and David here, (Keep back thy servant.) Gods servants differs from all servants in the world: every other servant looseth himself by service; Note. he is not sui juris,—in the Law: but the only way to find a mans self, is to be Gods servant. Every other servant looseth his liberty by his service; but liberty is then got, when we become servants to God: As soon as we enter the service, we obtain our freedom: Every other servant in strictness of Rule, is below a son, a child; but every servant of God is a son of God, and shall have not gifts as a mere servant may have, but the inheritance which the son who serveth his Father shall have.