A92846:586
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.
First, The Commands.
The commands of sin are the vilest commands. For,1
- 1The commands of sin are, Illegal.The commands of sin are, Illegall.
1. They are Illegal, any command which finds ground and title may be defended, but sin hath no reason to command: A ⟨p. 123⟩condemned man loseth all command; sin is the only thing which Gods law hath condemned: And again, it hath no title to the soul, the soul owes not it self to it, either by a natural, or by a purchased subjection: we owe a natural subjection to God, because he made us; A purchased subjection to Christ, because he redeemed and bought us; but sins commands are merely usurped, and Insolent.
1. They are Illegal, any command which findes ground and title may be defended, but sin hath no reason to command: A ⟨p. 123⟩condemned man loseth all command; sin is the only thing which Gods law hath condemned: And again, it hath no title to the soul, the soul owes not it self to it, either by a natural, or by a purchased subjection: we owe a natural subjection to God, because he made us; A purchased subjection to Christ, because he redeemed and bought us; but sins commands are meerly usurped, and Insolent.