A92846:551
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.
For the resolution of this question remember these particulars.1
- 1There is a difference betwixt a conquest by sin, and the dominion of it.
1. That there is a difference twixt peccatum vincens, and peccatum regnans, 'twixt a conquest by sin and the dominion of sin: A Conquest is when sin prevails: Dominion is when sin Rules: The Conquest respects power, Dominion respects the will; In Conquest the person resists, but his strength is too weak: In dominion the person yields up himself to the Will, and Law, and Power of another. Sin may overcome a Regenerate person, but it hath not dominion in him.
1. That there is a difference twixt peccatum vincens, and peccatum regnans, 'twixt a conquest by sin and the dominion of sin: A Conquest is when sin prevailes: Dominion is when sin Rules: The Conquest respects power, Dominion respects the will; In Conquest the person resists, but his strength is too weak: In dominion the person yeelds up himself to the Will, and Law, and Power of another. Sin may overcome a Regenerate person, but it hath not dominion in him.
2. There is Dominium Tyranni, and Dominium Domini; 1A tyrannical Dominion is by force and constraint, a Regal dominion is by consent and choice; the former is incident to the Regenerate: Paul complains that he is sold under sin, Rom. 7. But Ahab sold himself to work wickedness. Paul is brought into captivity to the Law of sin, but Judas willingly offers himself to betray Christ: In tyrannical dominion there is unwillingness, hatred, dislike, conflict, weariness, trouble, and desire to be freed: In Regal Dominion there is chief Contentment, Delight, and Rest, &c.