A92846:531
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.
One is simple and absolute: which is when to sin, though it be not every particular thing which a man doth, yet it is a principal thing unto which he applies himself: as that is a mans trade, not presently which he looks upon or deals in, but wherein he doth principally, and chiefly deal in, unto which he applies the current and strength of his stock: so it is here, sin is a mans absolute work, when it is his main work, and he is besides his calling (as it were) when he is besides his sin: such an obedience is a respect unto sin in Dominion.
One is simple and absolute: which is when to sin, though it be not every particular thing which a man doth, yet it is a principal thing unto which he applies himself: as that is a mans trade, not presently which he looks upon or deales in, but wherein he doth principally, and chiefly deale in, unto which he applies the current and strength of his stock: so it is here, sin is a mans absolute work, when it is his maine work, and he is besides his calling (as it were) when he is besides his sin: such an obedience is a respect unto sin in Dominion.
Another is cursory or transient: as a Bee may light upon 1a thistle, but her work is to be gathering at flowers, or a sheep may be in the dirt, but its work is to be grassing on the mountains, or in the meadows: or an honest traveller may be besides the way in a wood, or in an house, but his work is to go on in the Kings Rode. So is it possible for a man, in whom sin hath not dominion to touch upon sinful facts; But his main way, his principal work to which he doth apply the intentions and strength of his heart and spirit, it is the obedience unto God, and his holy and righteous will.
Another is cursory or transient: as a Bee may light upon 1a thistle, but her work is to be gathering at flowers, or a sheep may be in the dirt, but its work is to be grassing on the mountains, or in the meadows: or an honest traveller may be besides the way in a wood, or in an house, but his work is to go on in the Kings Rode. So is it possible for a man, in whom sin hath not dominion to touch upon sinful facts; But his maine way, his principal work to which he doth apply the intentions and strength of his heart and spirit, it is the obedience unto God, and his holy and righteous will.