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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.
I now proceed to set down some instances by which it may 1appear, that a man is not under the dominion of sin, or that sin hath not dominion over him.
- 1Five trials. That sin hath not dominion.Five tryals. That sin hath not dominion.
1. If Christ b• his Lord: the Apostle hath a sweet passage 1in Rom. 6. 17. But God be thanked that ye were the servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you, ver. 18. Being then made free from sin, ye become the servants of righteousness, (i.) you chose ⟨p. 136⟩Christ to be your Lord, and resigned up your selves to his service. This is a most undoubted truth, if Christ be my Lord, I am not then a servant to sin, sin is not my Master. Christs Dominion is destructive to, and inconsistent with sins dominion. It ever stands alone.
1. If Christ b• his Lord: the Apostle hath a sweet passage 1in Rom. 6. 17. But God be thanked that ye were the servants of sinne, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you, ver. 18. Being then made free from sinne, ye become the servants of righteousness, (i.) you chose ⟨p. 136⟩