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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
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And now after all, thou hast returned not in inclination, but in action, into, not a little or small transgression, but into a gross and foul iniquity, yea, ••en multitudes of withdrawing arguments did strive against it, when the conception of that sin, being with ⟨p. 159⟩so much secret trouble and fear, could not but presage the great dishonour which would redound unto me, and the fearful terror which would befall thee, upon the active commission thereof; So that, beloved, without all scruple, a doubling of sin is in it self a more formal intention thereof in its corrupt nature, and a more fruitful aggravation of it in guilt and miserable consequence, &c.
And now after all, thou hast returned not in inclination, but in action, into, not a little or small transgression, but into a grosse and foule iniquity, yea, ••en multitudes of withdrawing arguments did strive against it, when the conception of that sinne, being with ⟨p. 159⟩so much secret trouble and fear, could not but presage the great dishonour which would redound unto me, and the fearful terrour which would befal thee, upon the active commission thereof; So that, beloved, without all scruple, a doubling of sinne is in it self a more formal intention thereof in its corrupt nature, and a more fruitful aggravation of it in guilt and miserable consequence, &c.
Secondly, consider, that it is such away of sinning as may 1justly stagger the heart about its condition.
- 1This way of sinning may justly stagger a man about his condition.