A92846:384
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.
5. What is that, When men will not repent till they be old, 1or ready to die, and till then will continue upon that score of sinning, upon a presumption that sin will be easily discharged, and Mercy presently had?2
- 1When men will not repent till they be old.When men wil not repent till they be old.
- 2When men return to those sins they have found bitter.
6. What is that Returning of the soul to a fact or way which it hath found to be bitter already? and though it hath found Hell ⟨p. 83⟩in the conscience for the same sinning, yet it will break out again upon a hope of great mercy.
Object. Yea, But alas! The best have their infirmities and escapes: we think no hurt, and God knows our hearts, sin we do, and who doth not? but it is not through presumption, but through infirmity. The spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak; we still carry flesh and blood about us, it is our weakness, and God we trust is merciful.
Object. Yea, But alas! The best have their infirmities and escapes: we think no hurt, and God knows our hearts, sin we do, and who doth not? but it is not through presumption, but through infirmity. The spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak; we still carry flesh and blood about us, it is our weakness, and God we trust is mercifull.