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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.
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, Joh. 8. 44. as if the sinner had nothing else to do, but to follow and serve his sins: which we may evidently see in persons under the dominion of any lust, their whole and main designs are to fulfil it: the drunkard, it is his work and life to sit and drink; the covetous person, it is his work and course of life to be scraping, and getting; As where grace is in dominion; why? the main work is to serve and please God, to learn his will and obey it; so is it on the contrary where sin hath Dominion; the service of the sinner is given up to sin, so that, obedience to sin (which is the doing of the work of sin) doth evidently demonstrate the dominion thereof.
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 sinne, and they are said to obey sinne, (his servants ye are to whom ye obey) and they are said to commit sin, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 (to do it as a man would follow his trade) and they are said to do the work of the devil, Joh. 8. 44. as if the sinner had nothing else to do, but to follow and serve his sins: which we may evidently see in persons under the dominion of any lust, their whole and maine designes are to fulfil it: the drunkard, it is his work and life to sit and drink; the covetous person, it is his work and course of life to be scraping, and getting; As where grace is in dominion; why? the main work is to serve and please God, to learn his will and obey it; so is it on the contrary where sin hath Dominion; the service of the sinner is given up to sin, so that, obedience to sin (which is the doing of the work of sin) doth evidently demonstrate the dominion thereof.