A92846:414
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, 1. The more any sin is committed, the more is the Note. judgement blinded and corrupted. 2. The more are the affections inclined and seduced. 3. The more is conscience benumbed and seared. 4. The lesser force have divine arguments with the soul, being surfeited with the pleasures of former sins, and then it must well follow, that the heart being thus qualified, may easily be wrought upon to a foul commission: this I find, that the way to be kept from an high sin, is to fear the least sin.
For, 1. The more any sin is committed, the more is the Note. judgement blinded and corrupted. 2. The more are the affections inclined and seduced. 3. The more is conscience benumbed and seared. 4. The lesser force have divine arguments with the soul, being surfeited with the pleasures of former sinnes, and then it must well follow, that the heart being thus qualified, may easily be wrought upon to a foul commission: this I finde, that the way to be kept from an high sin, is to fear the least sin.
For little sinnings are not like a little inch of candle which goes off in an absolute period, but they are like a train of powder, which takes fire from corn to corn, till at length the barrel is burst asunder, or like a little sickness which is an humour disposing to a stronger distemper: or like a little circle in a pond, which begets greater and greater.
For little sinnings are not like a little inch of candle which goes off in an absolute period, but they are like a traine of powder, which takes fire from corn to corne, till at length the barrel is burst asunder, or like a little sicknesse which is an humour disposing to a stronger distemper: or like a little circle in a pond, which begets greater and greater.
I observe three things.