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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.
Qu. 2. What may demolish and break down the natural dominion of sin.
Qu. 2. What may demolish and breake down the naturall dominion of sin.
Sol. I will Tell you a few things for this, and I pray you to remember them:1
- 1That which doth this must have a greater power then sin.
1. That which doth this, it must have a greater power then sin, for natural dominion goes not of but by a stronger hand: Satan is not dispossessed but by a stronger then Satan: And we are not translated from the powers of darkness, but by an hand of omnipotency.1
1. That which doth this, it must have a greater power then sin, for naturall dominion goes not of but by a stronger hand: Satan is not dispossessed but by a stronger then Satan: And we are not translated from the powers of darknesse, but by an hand of omnipotency.1
- 1It must be of a contrary nature unto sin.