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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.
1. Either by surprisal, and compulsory, and this work owes 1it self not to the intention of the heart, nor to the approbation of the judgement, but to the deceitfulness of sin, and to the strength of temptation.
- 1Compulsory.
2. Another is cheerful, and as it were of nature, now remember 1that acts of surprisal, do not testify sin in dominion: indeed this they may testify that sin in its inclination, or Satan in his temptation, is (at that time very strong: but yet, not that they rule; for dominion in this case is not when a man is vanquished and captived, but when he yields out himself, and willingly follows.
2. Another is cheerful, and as it were of nature, now remember 1that acts of surprisal, do not testifie sin in dominion: indeed this they may testifie that sin in its inclination, or Satan in his temptation, is (at that time very strong: but yet, not that they rule; for dominion in this case is not when a man is vanquished and captived, but when he yeelds out himselfe, and willingly follows.
- 1Cheerful.Chearful.
Though sin be acted, yet it is not therefore sin in dominion, unless it be a willing doing of the work of sin: though force and compulsion, may be sufficient to testify, that there is a tyrant, yet ready obedience is that which testifies homage to a King.