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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.
And hereto we must again distinguish of that subjection of assent which denominates Dominion, that it is not a mere passive subjection (as when a man is taken prisoner) but an active subjection, a subjection of approbation, as when a servant hears the will of his Master, and he likes it so where sin hath dominion, the sinner doth not give a naked assent, but an approving assent, he allows his sin and approves of his sinful course.
And hereto we must again distinguish of that subjection of assent which denominates Dominion, that it is not a meer passive subjection (as when a man is taken prisoner) but an active subjection, a subjection of approbation, as when a servant hears the will of his Master, and he likes it so where sin hath dominion, the sinner doth not give a naked assent, but an approving assent, he allows his sinne and approves of his sinfull course.
Neither is this all, for every active assent is not sufficient to 1denominate dominion; a man may be on a sudden circumvented, he may be under the quickness and strength of a temptation, he may be so over-born by sudden passion, that possibly he may assent, and approve a sin in respect of the fact, in this or that particular, for this and that time, as a true subject (suppose one of Davids) not understanding all thing aright, not pausing, was drawn to the conspiracy on Absaloms side, so a Christian, in whom sin hath not a proper dominion, he may on a sudden be so ensnared by sin and temptation, ⟨p. 106⟩that he gives way unto it, yet afterwards he returns to himself, and condemns his own act by sound repentance.
Neither is this all, for every active assent is not sufficient to 1denominate dominion; a man may be on a sudden circumvented, he may be under the quickness and strength of a temptation, he may be so over-born by sudden passion, that possibly he may assent, and approve a sin in respect of the fact, in this or that particular, for this and that time, as a true subject (suppose one of Davids) not understanding all thing aright, not pawsing, was drawn to the conspiracy on Absolons side, so a Christian, in whom sin hath not a proper dominion, he may on a sudden be so ensnared by sin and temptation,