A92846:805
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.
Now if ever you would get free from sin, get your judgements to be cured: a sound judgement may be a good means Note. to breed a sound heart; thou wilt never be persuaded to be good, until the erroneous confidence that thou art not bad be removed: convince thy mind of these truths against all errors, that indeed thou art sinful. And that no sin is little in its merit, and it is not, what is least wicked, but he who is really good, shall be saved: Do not judge of acceptance or disacceptance by sensible pleasures, or profits; but beyond these, look what that is which is so coloured and disguised, it is even a snare for thy life, and that which hunts for the precious soul.
Now if ever you would get free from sin, get your judgements to be cured: a sound judgement may be a good meanes Note. to breed a sound heart; thou wilt never be perswaded to be good, untill the erroneous confidence that thou art not bad be removed: convince thy minde of these truths against all errors, that indeed thou art sinfull. And that no sin is little in its merit, and it is not, what is least wicked, but he who is really good, shall be saved: Do not judge of acceptance or disacceptance by sensible pleasures, or profits; but beyond these, look what that is which is so coloured and disguised, it is even a snare for thy life, and that which hunts for the precious soule.
4. A fourth thing which keeps up dominion is custom: the ⟨p. 167⟩heart by customary sinning grows strong in sin, and resolute and 1is by often committings made more naturally sinful, and more apt for further sinful actions.
4. A fourth thing which keeps up dominion is custome: the ⟨p. 167⟩heart by customary sinning grows strong in sin, and resolute and 1