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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
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.
First, Admissions of sinnings here do diffuse a greater ingloriousness 1to God: sin is most darkening in a white cloud, then in a black, as a spot is more eminently disgraceful in a fair then in a foul cloth. Though the sins of evil men do prejudice Gods Glory, yet the great sinnings of good men do occasion much more: for not only the particular sinnings send up a cloud, but other men by reason of them, form out of them a smoke of blaspheming and reproaching of the ways of God, and the profession of Grace.
First, Admissions of sinnings here do diffuse a greater ingloriousness 1to God: sin is most darkning in a white cloud, then in a black, as a spot is more eminently disgracefull in a fair then in a foul cloth. Though the sins of evil men do prejudice Gods Glory, yet the great sinnings of good men do occasion much more: for not only the particular sinnings send up a cloud, but other men by reason of them, form out of them a smoak of blaspheming and reproaching of the wayes of God, and the profession of Grace.
- 1Their sinnings are most dishonourable to God.
Secondly, Their great sinnings do make them the sorer wounds 1and work: no sinning wounds so deep as such, which have more Mercy and goodness to control them; and these only good persons do most taste of: much grace received, and much kindness conferred, will in case of great transgressions, make the conscience eagerly to arise, and sting the Offender.2
- 1Their sinnings make the greater wounds.
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