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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.
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.
1. One is hearty grief: though a good man hath not alwayes sufficient strength to conquer a temptation, yet he hath sufficient grace to bewaile his sinnings: though he cannot always rejoyce 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 himselfe by his mournings. Though you see Peter untrusty to his master, yet you shall presently find himselfe bitterly weeping for his miscarriage: Whereas the servants of sinne do the work and take the wages, they sin and rejoyce when they have done evil, yet the servants of righteousnesse actively afflict their hearts, for that which hath deceived them, and prevailed upon them.