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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
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Another is passive, wherein (as Paul complained) he is sold under sin, like a soldier over-powered, and by strength taken captive, and led away prisoner. I confess, that this is most true, a good man may sin, nay he doth sin, sin may have many particular victories, where yet it hath not a Kingdom or Dominion: As there may be antecedent differences before sin is committed, and as there may be concomitant differences, when sin is committing (which may be as so many lively testimonies against dominion) so there are consequent differences: there are some things afterward which show that yet sin hath not dominion though it did prevail and overcome.
Another is passive, wherein (as Paul complained) he is sold under sinne, like a souldier over-powered, and by strength taken captive, and led away prisoner. I confesse, that this is most true, a good man may sin, nay he doth sin, sin may have many particular victories, where yet it hath not a Kingdom or Dominion: As there may be antecedent differences before sin is committed, and as there may be concomitant differences, when sin is committing (which may be as so many lively testimonies against dominion) so there are consequent differences: there are some things afterward which shew that yet sin hath not dominion though it did prevaile and overcome.
Three things.1
- 1Three things discover this. Hearty grief.
1. One is hearty grief: though a good man hath not always sufficient strength to conquer a temptation, yet he hath sufficient grace to bewail his sinnings: though he cannot always rejoice that he stands, yet he can heartily grieve that he falls, either sin is his conquest, or else it is his sorrow. Though you see not David cast down by his pleasures, yet you shortly see him cast down himself by his mournings. Though you see Peter untrusty to his master, yet you shall presently find himself bitterly weeping for his miscarriage: Whereas the servants of sin do the work and take the wages, they sin and rejoice when they have done evil, yet the servants of righteousness actively afflict their hearts, for that which hath deceived them, and prevailed upon them.