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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
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Thirdly, you must distinguish 'twixt dominion of sin, and twixt 1a strong inclination to sin: dominion of sin is a thing more natural, but the strong inclination may be preternatural: as a stone by strength may be vehemently carried upward, or an arrow out of a bow, and yet the propensions of their nature are quite contrary and downward.
Thirdly, you must distinguish 'twixt dominion of sin, and twixt 1a strong inclination to sin: dominion of sin is a thing more natural, but the strong inclination may be preternatural: as a stone by strength may be vehemently carried upward, or an arrow out of a bowe, and yet the propensions of their nature are quite contrary and downward.
- 1Distinguish twixt dominion of sin, and a strong inclination to sin.
A man in a violent temptation, and under the strength of a seduced judgement, like a captive, he may be exceedingly haled, he may put on eagerly for a sin, yet with some little reluctancy, with some strivings on the other side, with some dissentings, though faint, though feeble, though not able to put by the actually greater strength of the temptation: so that the will may be strongly inclined, when yet it is not totally inclined; the violent flying out of the soul, may be but the hurrying strength of an enemy, which marcheth in haste: against which the Regenerate part of the will may put in its exceptions, and though unable to stay the soul, yet it may be able to appeal to heaven against this rash and strong working, &c.
A man in a violent temptation, and under the strength of a seduced judgement, like a captive, he may be exceedingly haled, he may put on eargerly for a sin, yet with some little reluctancy, with some strivings on the other side, with some dissentings, though faint, though feeble, though not able to put by the actually greater strength of the temptation: so that the will may be strongly inclined, when yet it is not totally inclined; the violent flying out of the soul, may be but the hurrying strength of an enemy, which marcheth in haste: against which the Regenerate part of the will may put in its exceptions, and though unable to stay the soul, yet it may be able to appeal to heaven against this rash and strong working, &c.