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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.
9. The restraining of good men are exceeding different from 1those of evil men: though the sins from which either are restrained may be common, yet the keeping back of one by renewing Grace, and of the other by mere restraining grace, are very different. v. g.
9. The restraining of good men are exceeding different from 1those of evil men: though the sins from which either are restrained may be common, yet the keeping back of one by renewing Grace, and of the other by meer restraining grace, are very different. v. g.
- 1The restraints of good men are different from those of evil men. They differ,
1. They differ in the fountain for keeping off by mere restrainings, proceed from the care of universal providence, but 1keeping back by renewings, comes from a special affection of God in Christ: God hath an eye over all his works, and a mercy over them too, he doth not totally leave, no not the sinful Creature, but expresseth a Providence in permissions of somethings, contradiction of many things, restriction of many things, and ordination of all things: though men be desperately evil, and as it were the lords of sin, yet God will be known for ever to be the Lord of nature by circumscribing, and abridging, and commanding it in its propensions: But the keeping back by renewing grace, this doth arise from a tender love, a most gracious affection which God bears to his servants, like the Father with-holding of his dear Child from a sword which might hurt him, or meat which might make him sick.
1. They differ in the fountain for keeping off by meer restrainings, proceed from the care of universal providence, but