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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.
Three differences twixt acts geminated and custom.1
Three differences twixt acts geminated and custome.1
- 1Differences twixt acts geminated and custom. Renewed acts are acts of custom where the Possession is strong and quiet.Differences twixt acts geminated and custome. Renewed acts are acts of custome where the Possession is strong and quiet.
1. Where the renewed acts of sin owe themselves to custom, there the possession is both strong and quiet: for (if I mistake not) it is not merely how often, or how long I have been at, or have dwelt in the house, which makes custom, and see me, the Lord of that house, but what right, and what peaceable possession. One stronger then I may hold my land from me, and dwell in my house a long time, yet if I make my exceptions, and hold a suit against him, his long dwelling is but an usurping; neither is it a legal custom, though perhaps of long continuance. Though sin still dwells in a good soul, and continues there in despite of him; and the person doth oft-times (through the captivating force of it) do many sinful acts, and perhaps the same; yet it is not custom, unless the possession be quiet and peaceable: if he did like Issachar, bow under the burden; and yield up the writings and keys, if he did quietly resign up his heart to sin, and so go on from sin to sin, this were custom and concluded dominion: But so long as that soul puts in exceptions, prefers a bill of tears, complaints, supplications to Christ to conquer this usurping tyrant, to give grace to recover its hold, and strength to withstand and subdue it: Though the acts be many, and to be bewailed, yet they are not come to a custom, which sets up Dominion.
1. Where the renewed acts of sinne owe themselves to custome, there the possession is both strong and quiet: for (if I mistake not) it is not meerly how often, or how long I have been at, or have dwelt in the house, which makes custome, and see me, the Lord of that house, but what right, and what peaceable possession. One stronger then I may hold my land from me, and dwell in my house a long time, yet if I make my exceptions, and hold a suit against him, his long dwelling is but an usurping; neither is it a legal custome, though perhaps of long continuance. Though sin still dwells in a good soul, and continues there in despight of him; and the person doth oft-times (through the captivating force of it) do many sinful acts, and perhaps the same; yet it is not custome, unless the possession be quiet and peaceable: if he did like Issachar, bow under the burden; and yeeld up the writings and keys, if he did quietly resign up his heart to sin, and so go on from sinne to sinne, this were custome and concluded dominion: But so long as that soul puts in exceptions, prefers a bill of tears, complaints, supplications to Christ to conquer this usurping tyrant, to give grace to recover its hold, and strength to withstand and subdue it: Though the acts be many, and to be bewailed, yet they are not come to a custome, which sets up Dominion.