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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.
2. Another is to be kept from presumptuous sins, v. 13. Saint 1Austin and others read it, a superbiis contine servum tuum, keep back thy servant from prides. I think their reason is because, 1. Pride is a bold and presuming sin. 2. And it is that which is the main ingredient of a presumptuous kind of sinning: even good men have the root of high transgressions within them, into which they may fall, If corruption might have its swing; and if they do not fall into them, it is not because they are able alone to keep themselves, but because God doth by his spirit of grace keep them back.
2. Another is to be kept from presumptuous sins, v. 13. Saint 1Austin and others read it, a superbiis contine servum tuum, keep back thy servant from prides. I think their reason is because, 1. Pride is a bold and presuming sinne. 2. And it is that which is the maine ingredient of a presumptuous kinde of sinning: even good men have the root of high transgressions within them, into which they may fall, If corruption might have its swinge; and if they do not fall into them, it is not because they are able alone to keep themselves, but because God doth by his spirit of grace keep them back.
- 1To be kept from presumptuous sins.
3. A third is, the ordering of his words and thoughts, which he 1desires might be so composed, that they might be always acceptable in the sight of God, v. 14. as if he had said, O Lord, I do not ⟨p. 4⟩only desire to be kept from the viler ways of sin, but from all whatsoever, I would not only not be wicked, but I pray thee that I may be good: As I would not do evil, so I would not speak evil, nay as I would not speak, so I would not think evil, I desire to be soe, as that I may be acceptable before thee; I desire to do, as that I may be acceptable with thee; I desire to speak so, as that I may be accepted: yea and I desire to think so, that I may be acceptable in thy sight.