A92846:577
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.
Secondly, actual dominion though it doth not always conclude 1the absence of grace, yet it always impairs and weakens the strength of grace.
Secondly, actuall dominion though it doth not alwayes conclud 1the absence of grace, yet it alwayes impaires and weakens the strength of grace.
- 1Actual Dominion weakens the strength of grace. sin prevailing doth not infer. Privation of grace.Actuall Dominion weakens the strength of grace. sin prevailing doth not infer. Privation of grace.
There are two things which sin prevailing to act, doth not necessarily infer.
There are two things which sin prevailing to act, doth not necessarily inferre.
One is Privation of grace: for even a good man may stoop and fall, a good man may yet do that evil which he would not: an honest traveller may be struck down, and a faithful soldier may be taken captive, though to sin be the evil mans work, yet it may possible be the good mans action.
One is Privation of grace: for even a good man may stoop and fall, a good man may yet do that evill which he would not: an honest traveller may be struck down, and a faithful souldier may be taken captive, though to sin be the evill mans worke, yet it may possible be the good mans action.