A92846:761
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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Lastly, if it be but particular victory the soul will rise again, 1and it will not rise without revenge; Though the enemy hath got the battle, yet he shall loose the battle: before the vanquished soul hath done, it will not only rise, but fight, a naked combat shall not suffice, but assault and pursuit; it will work with the art of holy strength to the more deadly offence of that particular corruption.
Lastly, if it be but particular victory the soul will rise again, 1and it will not rise without revenge; Though the enemy hath got the battel, yet he shal loose the battel: before the vanquished soul hath done, it will not only rise, but fight, a naked combate shall not suffice, but assault and pursuit; it will work with the art of holy strength to the more deadly offence of that particular corruption.
- 1In particular victory the soul will rise again and not without revenge.
Obj. 3. Yet there is a more difficult case, then any which 1hath been already proposed, and that is renewed actings of the same sin: the person falls into the same sin again and again, and this repetition of sinful acting, seems to be sin in custom, and sin in custom is sin in dominion; thus is it with me, or hath it been with me (doth some troubled soul) reply, and therefore my case is miserable.
Obj. 3. Yet there is a more difficult case, then any which 1hath been already proposed, and that is renewed actings of the same sinne: the person falls into the same sinne again and againe, and this repetition of sinful acting, seems to be sinne in custome, and sinne in custome is sinne in dominion; thus is it with me, or hath it been with me (doth some troubled soul) reply, and therefore my case is miserable.