A92846:354
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.
For his temporal kindness, that was exceeding great, he raised him from the crook to the Sceptre, from the Shepherds tent to the Kings Throne, and now after all this, to answer so great goodness with great sinfulness, this would be a high degree of odious unthankfulness.
For his temporal kindness, that was exceeding great, he raised him from the crook to the Scepter, from the Shepherds tent to the Kings Throne, and now after all this, to answer so great goodness with great sinfulness, this would be a high degree of odious unthankfulness.
His spiritual kindness, that was more then the former, he did set his love upon him, and made him a person after his own heart, gave unto him his good Spirit of grace and joy, comforted his soul in many adversities, compassed him about with favour, as with a shield, heard his prayers, granted him the desires of his soul; O then, how should David do such great wickedness, and sin against his God! God forbid that David should put forth an hand to such an high kind of sinning, who had received from the hand of his God such high kinds of mercy and goodness; Mercy should make the greatest distance twixt us and sin, and cause the purer walking twixt us and God.1
- 1What he was to God.
2. What he was to God, Why? David was his servant (see ⟨p. 78⟩the Text) and presumptuous sinnings are high oppositions to our service of God: David was his child, his son; and presumptuous sinnings are great, at least incongruities to the way of filial obedience. Should such a man as I flee? said Nehemiah: so here, should such a man as David, one to whom God was so near, one who was so near to God, should he break out into the ways of Rebellions, into the acts of an enemy, into the paths of hostility? not only sin, (which may befall the best) but sin presumptuously, which befalls the worst, nor only to be surprised by temptation, but also to dare one in a sin by a proud presumption: What for a child to take arms against his Father, for a holy David to sin with so high a hand against so good a God, and so professed a Father? no marvel that he fears, and prays, and that earnestly, Lord, Keep back thy servant from presumptuous sins.