A92846:752
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.
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 1comfort.
Do I finde a good man weakning himselfe, 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 bewaile mightily thy wickednesse, till thy heart be turned into extreame 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 graciousnesse, 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 1comfort.
- 1Yet there is a difference twixt particular victories and dominion.
3. Nevertheless there may be some differences twixt particular victories, and twixt dominion: though dominion be a victory,