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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.
1. To see our own danger: as the prayers of holy men for good things, should learn us faith and hope: so their prayers 1against great sins should teach us fear and watchfulness. There is a story of an heathen man, who prayed to Jupiter to be saved from his enemies, one who heard him so petitioning, willed him to mend his suit, and to desire Jupiter to save him ⟨p. 79⟩from his friend, for he trusted them more, and therefore they might do him most hurt. I would add one thing more to have mended that petition also: He should have prayed to have been saved from himself; for there is more danger in our selves, then in all enemies or friends.
- 1See our own danger.
O Brethren, we carry about with us vile natures, and treacherous hearts: Even those abominations which sometimes we could have trembled at, unto them will our wicked selves deliver our selves, if God keep us not back. Natural corruptions will bid fair fo• the foulest commissions; and that the match is not finished and acted, it is not because we want hearts, but because God restrains and hinders. My soul is even among Lyons, said David: In another case, assuredly our soul dwells with such a nature, as will not distinguish twixt small and great, but is then most like it self, when it is boiling in the vilest degrees of sinning.
O Brethren, we carry about with us vile natures, and treacherous hearts: Even those abominations which sometimes we could have trembled at, unto them will our wicked selves deliver our selves, if God keep us not back. Natural corruptions will bid fair fo• the foulest commissions; and that the match is not finished and acted, it is not because we want hearts, but because God restrains and hinders. My soul is even among Lyons, said David: In another case, assuredly our soul dwels with such a nature, as will not distinguish twixt small and great, but is then most like it self, when it is boyling in the vilest degrees of sinning.