A92846:434
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.
Sol. Very much; for presumptuous sinnings depend much upon security: a man secures his facts and ways from this, that God is silent and does not presently draw the sword; send for the arrest: and therefore presumes to a second or greater sinning, from God connivance and patience toward former. Solomon insinuates it clearly, Eccles. 8. 11. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil, q. d. There is now no ho, they make no bones of it, they will venture yet again: But brethren: take heed; if you sin, and yet you prosper in the world; if you sin, and yet conscience be quiet; if you sin, and yet God presents not a present testimony of his displeasure; yet do not presume: for if you do evil, sin lies at the door: first or last, when you open it, your sins shall fly in your face: though the punishment of the sinner be not present, yet it is certain: it shall not be well with the wicked, though he prolong his days, Eccless. 8. 13. yea, the sinner of an hundred years old shall be accursed: And this is observable, that Gods silence towards a forward transgressor, is made up at length, not only with certainty, but with number and measure: perhaps he will take such a time to account with thee, for thy sinnings, that he will break thee suddenly all to pieces; he will break thy estate, and thy conscience, and thy body, and thy soul, and all, and all irrecoverably for ever.
Sol. Very much; for presumptuous sinnings depend much upon security: a man secures his facts and wayes from this, that God is silent and does not presently draw the sword; send for the arrest: and therefore presumes to a second or greater sinning, from God connivence and patience toward former. Solomon insinuates it clearly, Eccles. 8. 11. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sonnes of men is fully set in them to do evil, q. d. There is now no ho, they make no bones of it, they will venture yet again: But brethren: take heed; if you sin, and yet you prosper in the world; if you sin, and yet conscience be quiet; if you sinne, and yet God presents not a present testimony of his displeasure; yet do not presume: for if you do evil, sinne lies at the doore: first or last, when you open it, your sins shall flie in your face: though the punishment of the sinner be not present, yet it is certaine: it shall not be well with the wiced, though he prolong his dayes, Eccless. 8. 13. yea, the sinner of an hundred years old shall be accursed: And this is observable, that Gods silence towards a forward transgressor, is made up at length, not only with certainty, but with number and measure: perhaps he will take such a time to account with thee, for thy sinnings, that he will break thee suddenly all to pieces; he will break thy estate, and thy conscience, and thy body, and thy soul, and all, and all irrecoverably for ever.