A92846:794
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.
1. One direct, and that is a distinct and true apprehension of sin, just as the Lord reveals it to be, both for its proper nature, and genuine affects.
2. Another is Reflexive: that is sinfulness, (which God hath revealed to be so vile, so abominable, so fearful) It is in you, and it is working in you; you are under the powers of darkness, you must come to your selves, you must fetch your souls unto your souls, if you will not get a sensibleness of sin, (and that is begun by knowledge) you will live and die in your sins.
2. Another is Reflexive: that is sinfulnesse, (which God hath revealed to be so vile, so abominable, so fearfull) It is in you, and it is working in you; you are under the powers of darknesse, you must come to your selves, you must fetch your souls unto your souls, if you wi•l not get a sensibleness of sin, (and that is begun by knowledge) you will live and die in your sins.
A Second thing which keeps up the natural dominion of sin, is a violent love of sin: Love is the sinew of the heart, yea it is the chair of state, whatsoever sits in it, that is the King of the 1soul, whether grace or sin: For love doth bestow the heart, what our love is that our heart is, it makes all to stoop, and yield: There is no talk of parting, while love remains; I will not go free (said the Hebrew servant) for I love my master Why? the soul and sin are in a sworn covenant (like David and Jonathan) if the soul doth love sin, until you take off the love, you shall never be able to take down the dominion.
A Second thing which keeps up the naturall dominion of sin, is a violent love of sin: Love is the sinew of the heart, yea it is the chaire of state, whatsoever sits in it, that is the King of the