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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.
What think you of such whose hearts cannot endure the Dominion 1of Jesus Christ, and the service of righteousness; it is even a tormenting slavery unto them, even the imaginations thereof are so. The Soul of a man cannot serve two Masters, and there are but two of them upon which our service can be bestowed, either sin, or Christ: the Apostle intimated as much, Rom. 6. 16. Know ye not that to whom ye yield your selves servants to obey his, servants •• are to whom you obey, whither of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness; so that these divide the soul, if a man doth yield obedience unto righteousness, he is then no servant of sin; if he yields obedience unto sin, he is then no servant of righteousness; if he be an enemy to sin, he is then a servant to righteousness, If he be an enemy to righteousness, he is then a servant of sin. Yet many persons are enemies to righteousness, we will not have this man to reign over us, said they in the Gospel, they cannot endure the dominion of Christ, either in his word, or in his spirit: The rules and precepts of the word are the cords which they will break asunder, Psal. 2. 3. They cast the laws of Christ behind their backs, and hate to be reformed, Psal. 50. 17. There is nothing more unacceptable to them then to serve the Lord Jesus Christ in holiness of heart, and newness of spirit, and righteousness of obedience.2
What think you of such whose hearts cannot endure the Dominion 1of Jesus Christ, and the service of righteousnesse; it is even a tormenting slavery unto them, even the imaginations thereof are so. The Soule of a man cannot serve two Masters, and there are but two of them upon which our service can be bestowed, either sin, or Christ: the Apostle intimated as much, Rom. 6. 16. Know ye not that to whom ye yeeld your selves servants to obey his, servants •• are to whom you obey, whither of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness; so that these divide the soul, if a man doth yield obedience unto righteousness, he is then no servant of sin; if he yields obedience unto sin, he is then noe servant of righteousnesse; if he be an enemy to sin, he is then a servant to righteousnesse, If he be an enemy to righteousnesse, he is then a servant of sin. Yet many persons are enemies to righteousnesse, we will not have this man to reigne over us, said they in the Gospell, they cannot endure the dominion of Christ, either in his word, or in his spirit: The rules and precepts of the word are the cords which they will break asunder,