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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
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Another of entrance, when the sinful soul lays aside all shame, and fear, and modesty, and restraints, and arguments, said he, whatsoever may be said come of it, whatsoever may come, yet I will on; let God take it well, or take it ill, let him beseech by mercy, or warn by threatenings, nothing moves, neither my peace nor comfort, nor soul prevail, nor my shame, nor trouble, nor misery keep back. But thus it is in presumptuous sinnings, the heart is bold and impudent, which can look so much mercy in the face, and yet will dare to sin, which can look so many threatenings in the face, & yet will dare to sin, which can look its own great misery (in respect of the issue Note. and end of the sinning) in the face, and yet will dare to sin, nay, which can (perhaps) look many former experiences of bitterness and anguish for the same sinful adventurings, in the face, and yet will dare to sin: putting the hand into the fire again, which hath burned it, and venturing to swim in those waters, where (had not Gods mercy stepped in) the soul had long since been drowned.
Another of entrance, when the sinful soul layes aside all shame, and fear, and modesty, and restraints, and arguments, said he, whatsoever may be said come of it, whatsoever may come, yet I wi•l on; let God take it well, or take it ill, let him beseech by mercy, or warne by threatnings, nothing moves, neither my peace nor comfort, nor soul prevail, nor my shame, nor trouble, nor misery keep back. But thus it is in presumptuous sinnings, the heart is bold and impudent, which can look so much mercy in the face, and yet will dare to sinne, which can look so many threatnings in the face, & yet wil dare to sin, which can look its own great misery (in respect of the issue Note. and end of the sinnin) in the face, and yet will dare to sinne, nay, which can (perhaps) look many former experiences of bitte•ness and anguish for the same sinful adventurings, in the face, and yet will dare to sin: puttin• the hand into the fire ag•in, which hath burned it, and venturnig to swim in those waters, where (had not Gods mercy stept in) the soul had long since been drowned.