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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.
One is his powerful and active sanctity; a very holy man is a kind of a wondrous sight, after which many eyes are gazing: Godliness is a very rare thing, and therefore men look much upon him who professeth it.
One is his powerful and active sanctity; a very holy man is a kinde of a wondrous sight, after which many eyes are gazing: Godlinesse is a very rare thing, and therefore men look much upon him who professeth it.
Another is his singular dignity: lift a man out of the crowd, advance him to a place and seat of honour above others, how busy is the multitude to eye, and judge, and imitate him. The ways and actions of great persons (are usually) the present copies of the most.
Another is his singular dignity: lift a man out of the croud, advance him to a place and seat of honour above others, how busie is the multitude to eye, and judge, and imitate him. The wayes and actions of great persons (are usually) the present copies of the most.
A third is his notorious miscarriages, which are like the tail of a blazing comet; the great sinning of good or great men, fall instantly into common discourse and (perhaps) also easily into common practice. Therefore great cause had David to pray against presumptuous sins, which by his practice might prove a common snare, for who will not confidently write after that sinful copy, which both goodness and greatness have begun: that which the great man dot•, the inferior person will do; and that which the good man doth, that the evil man thinks he may now lawfully do: if knowledge will venture, ignorance supposeth that it may safely ⟨p. 76⟩