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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.
Beloved, there is a difference of persons, and a difference of actions, and a difference of times, and a difference of applications.
Do I find an evil man brought to the sight of his sins, to saddest humbling for them, to sincere desire to come off from them, to pantings after grace, and mercy, I now come in with the blood of Christ, with the tender and gracious promises refreshing such a soul with assurance of freest and fullest mercy: Do I find a good man, weak in duty, strong in affection, hearty against all sin, yet troubled with the insolent motions of many corruptions? would not do evil, and yet is not rid of it; would do good, but then finds evil is present with him; I labour to raise and hold up such an heart to look on God through Christ for acceptance, to lay hold on Christ, for strength, for life, for power, for victory.
Do I finde an evil man brought to the sight of his sinnes, to saddest humbling for them, to sincere desire to come off from them, to pantings after grace, and mercy, I now come in with the blood of Christ, with the tender and gracious promises refreshing such a soul with assurance of freest and fullest mercy: Do I finde a good man, weak in duty, strong in affection, hearty against all sin, yet troubled with the insolent motions of many corruptions? would not do evil, and yet is not rid of it; would do good, but then findes evil is present with him; I labour to raise and hold up such an heart to look on God through Christ for acceptance, to lay hold on Christ, for strength, for life, for power, for victory.
Do I find a good man weakening himself, bowing under the actual power of some viler lust, O beloved, comfort is not his medicine, but repentance; comfort is not his first help, but godly sorrow; sorrow is the work which belongs to a sinner, and comfort that which belongs to a penitent sinner: until that thou doest throughly humble thy soul, till thou doest bewail mightily thy wickedness, till thy heart be turned into extreme loathing of thy sin, and thy self for so sinning; thou shalt not get a good look from God, a good word from Conscience, any favourable encouragement from the Ordinance. Yea, well it is, if after many years, that ever thou seest God in that way of graciousness, and free communion, as thou didst formerly find him; however, be sure of it, that without repentance thou shalt not at all meet with any solid