A92846:716
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.
Why I find such strong and manifold inclinations of sin within me: daring forth into so many vile imaginations, and 1working down to draw my affections, woe's me? what is the dominion of sin but this? and who but a slave of sin is hurried with such motions of sin? it cannot be, that my heart should be good whilst inclinations are soe manifoldly bad.
Why I finde such strong and manifold inclinations of sin within me: daring forth into so many vile imaginations, and 1working down to draw my affections, woe's me? what is the dominion of sin but this? and who but a slave of sin is hurried with such motions of sin? it cannot be, that my heart should be good whilest inclinations are soe manifoldly bad.
- 1Doubts for the strong inclinations of sin.
To this, let me shape a few answers.
1. First I demand how the heart stands affected toward these ⟨p. 149⟩1manifold inclinations! doest thou approve them or dis-allow 2them: doest thou love them, or doest thou hate them: verily (saith the soul) I dislike them, and hate them, they are the burden of my soul: And why so, why? because God is dishonoured by them, and they are contrary to his holy will, and they are evil and filthy; O I had rather be in any miserable estate, then in this sinful and vile estate.