A92846:744
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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2. Another is this, comfort cannot be applied, neither will the conscience receive it till repentance be renewed.
3. Yet there is a difference twixt a particular victory, and the dominion of sin; there may be a surprisal, where yet a Kingdom is not established.
1. For the first of these, all particular victories are sad things: 1I do no not now speak of victories in respect of inward motion, or of passion or distemper through dullness and melancholy, but of victory in respect of action, and that not by mere omission, not by imperfection in best services, but by gross commissions, suppose it Davids case, or Noah's case; the one for uncleanness, the other for drunkenness: These acted wickednesses are sore evils, very abominable to the Lord, very inglorious to religion, very wounding to conscience, extremely quenching of the spirit of grace.
1. For the first of these, all particular victories are sad things: 1I do no not now speak of victories in respect of inward motion, or of passion or distemper through dulness and melancholy, but of victory in respect of action, and that not by meer omission, not by imperfection in best services, but by grosse commissions, suppose it Davids case, or Noahs case; the one for uncleanness, the other for drunkennesse: These acted wickednesses are sore evils, very abominable to the Lord, very inglorious to religion, very wounding to conscience, extreamly quenching of the spirit of grace.