A92846:635
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. There is a double opposition of sin: one depending upon office, another depending upon nature: a person advanced to some office in the Common-wealth, may oppose a sin with respect to his office, which yet perhaps he doth favour and dearly love in respect of his private nature and practice. A justice of peace may oppose many sins upon the bench, which yet he lies in, at home in his own house and dealings.
1. There is a double opposition of sin: one depending upon office, another depending upon nature: a person advanced to some office in the Common-wealth, may oppose a sin with respect to his office, which yet perhaps he dorh favour and dearly love in respect of his private nature and practice. A justice of peace may oppose many sins upon the bench, which yet he lies in, at home in his own house and dealings.
2. Again, there is a twofold opposition of sin; one, because it is sin; another, because it is shame, and this latter may befall him, who is under the dominion of sin.
2. Again, there is a twofold opposition of sin; one, because it is sinne; another, because it is shame, and this latter may befal him, who is under the dominion of sin.
3. Once more, there is an opposition of a sin, either because of the opposition which the sin hath to Gods will, or because of the opposition which the sin hath to another sinful way and inclination: for though it be true that all sin hath a contrariety to the rule, yet it is as true, that some sins have a contrariety among themselves, as prodigality to covetousness, &c. And a man may oppose the one, not from a respect had to its natural vileness, but from a respect had to his private and personal inclination; this other being such a way of sinning, as likes not but it would overthrow that other sin which he hath set up, and which he loves, and in which he is resolved to walk.