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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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4. Lastly, you must distinguish 'twixt facts, and 'twixt 1courses; and 'twixt particular, and 'twixt general intentions: and 'twixt too much yielding, and a plenary yielding and resignation.
4. Lastly, you must distinguish 'twixt facts, and 'twixt 1courses; and 'twixt particular, and 'twixt general intentions: and 'twixt too much yeelding, and a plenary yeelding and resignation.
- 1Distinguish betwixt facts and courses.
The will may come on to sin (where it hath not dominion) in respect of facts; and by a particular intention, and by a partial yielding: but where the will comes on as to a course, and with a general intention, and with a plenary yielding, there is dominion: Thus of the dominion of sin in respect of the will.
The will may come on to sin (where it hath not dominion) in respect of facts; and by a particular intention, and by a partial yeelding: but where the will comes on as to a course, and with a general intention, and with a plenary yeelding, there is dominion: Thus of the dominion of sin in respect of the will.
Thirdly, the dominion of sin may be considered in respect of 1the work or service; the working of sin, and obedient acting of it, doth also include and express its dominion; Hence they, in whom sin hath dominion, are said to serve sin, and they are said to obey sin, (his servants ye are to whom ye obey) and they are said to commit sin, [Greek or Hebrew] (to do it as a man would follow his trade) and they are said to do the work of the devil,