A92846:438
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. That Mercy, the very intent of it, the pulse of it, it is to draw a man off from sin: it is true, Mercy is an harbour, but not for the Traitor to thrust in his ship, it is a City of refuge, but not for the audacious man-slayer: O! No, Mercy it is the tenderest goodness, but withal it is a special goodness, and is set up not as a light by the sea, that a man may know thereby how to sail more freely, that a man should therefore sin more violently, but as a proclamation from a Prince, to draw in the rebel to sheath his sword, and to fall down on his knees. There is Mercy with thee, therefore shalt thou be feared, said David; And knowest thou not, O man, saith the Apostle, that the goodness of God should lead thee to Repentance; Rom. 2. 4. Hath God mercy to pardon me? with what heart can I then presume to provoke him; Hath he Mercy to pardon me? How canst thou then, O my soul, hold on thy sins, & not return when Mercy sends a Message after thee, it is the last, and most prevailing motive for a sinner to repent, even this that God will be merciful to him.
1. That Mercy, the very intent of it, the pulse of it, it is to draw a man off from sin: it is true, Mercy is an harbor, but not for the Traitor to thrust in his ship, it is a City of refuge, but not for the audacions man-slayer: O! No, Mercy it is the tenderest goodness, but withal it is a special goodness, and is set up not as a light by the sea, that a man may know thereby how to sail more freely, that a man should therefore sin more violently, but as a proclamation from a Prince, to draw in the rebel to sheath his sword, and to fall down on his knees. There is Mercy with thee, therefore shalt thou be feared, said David; And knowest thou not, O man, saith the Apostle, that the goodness of God should lead thee to Repentance; Rom. 2. 4. Hath God mercy to pardon me? with what heart can I then presume to provoke him; Hath he Mercy to pardon me? How canst thou then, O my soul, hold on thy sins, & not return when Mercy sends a Message after thee, it is the last, and most prevailing motive for a sinner to repent, even this that God will be mercifull to him.