A92846:824
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.
But faith sets up the sceptre of Christ, it will know no Lord, but Christ, my Lord and my God, said believing Thomas: And faith turns the love to Christ, makes Christ the centre of the heart? O it represents such goodness such excellency, such propriety, such bounty, such love in Christ, as inflames the ⟨p. 168⟩heart and knits it with love to Christ again: Nay to add to all this, faith bestows the life on Christ too, He died for me, said faith; I judge it therefore most reasonable, that I should live to him; Now where Christ comes to rule, and hath love and life, there sin without all doubt, looseth its dominion.
But faith sets up the scepter of Christ, it will know no Lord, but Christ, my Lord and my God, said believing Thomas: And faith turnes the love to Christ, makes Christ the center of the heart? O it represents such goodnesse such excellency, such propriety, such bounty, such love in Christ, as inflames the ⟨p. 168⟩heart and knits it with love to Christ again: Nay to add to all this, faith bestowes the life on Christ too, He died for me, said faith; I judge it therefore most reasonable, that I should live to him; Now where Christ comes to rule, and hath love and life, there sinne without all doubt, looseth its dominion.
4. Lastly, take a courageous resolution: we are held many times by our lusts, through a faintness of spirit: why? we shall 1never get down these sins, and what will people say? and we know not what to do.
4. Lastly, take a couragious resolution: we are held many times by our lusts, through a faintnesse of spirit: why? we shall 1never get down these sins, and what will people say? and we know not what to do.