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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.
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.
Sol. It is most true, that the best are sick, and the strongest are weak, but then it is as true that the heart is deceitful, and sin is subtle, and men are apt to raise themselves in a false opinion of their safeties, and to extenuate the height and parts of their sinning.
Sol. It is most true, that the best are sick, and the strongest are weak, but then it is as true that the heart is deceitfull, and sin is subtile, and men are apt to raise themselves in a false opinion of their safeties, and to extenuate the height and parts of their sinning.
But to the objection, I will briefly discover unto you, whether 1your sinnings fall from Infirmity, or else proceed from Presumption.
- 1Four things. Whether our sinnings be from infirmity or presumption.