A92846:806
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.
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 1is by often committings made more naturally sinful, and more apt for further sinfull actions.
- 1Custom.Custome.
Now observe a little, Give some checks to the ordinary Ob. course of sin: why? you will say: It is impossible? nay but it is not: Though it be Impossible for a man alone, to change his sinful Sol. heart, yet it is not to check an outward sinful act, a man may choose whether he will go and be drunk, whither he will speak and swear, &c.
Now observe a little, Give some checks to the ordinary Ob. course of sin: why? you will say: It is impossible? nay but it is not: Though it be Impossible for a man alone, to change his sinful Sol. heart, yet it is not to check an outward sinfull act, a man may chuse whether he will go and be drunke, whither he will speake and sweare, &c.