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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.
Secondly, actual Dominion is ordinarily by such a sin which hath the advantage of a natural complexion, and outward condition, and occasions, and affections, upon these doth sin set the temptation, as an Engineer doth place his battery upon such a 1piece of ground, which doth best advantage and further his shot against a City.
Secondly, actual Dominion is ordinarily by such a sin which hath the advantage of a natural complexion, and outward condition, and occasions, and affections, upon these doth sinne set the temptation, as an Enginer doth place his battery upon such a 1piece of ground, which doth best advantage and further his shot against a City.
- 1Simile.
A mans natural temper and complexion doth mightily facilitate his acts, and a mans calling or condition of life may (accidentally) be a forcible persuasion to him to much infidelity, and impatience, and indirectness: And occasions in conversing actively or passively, have infinite baits in them, and when our affections may run in some lawful measure and manner, there sin takes occasion to tempt and prevail with ease; if we look not to it, he may quickly be cast down by a sinful temptation, who is already prepared thereunto by a sinful faction.
A mans natural temper and complexion doth mightily facilitate his acts, and a mans calling or condition of life may (accidentally) be a forcible perswasion to him to much infidelity, and impatience, and indirectness: And occasions in conversing actively or passively, have infinite baits in them, and when our affections may run in some lawful measure and manner, there sin takes occasion to tempt and prevaile with ease; if we look not to it, he may quickly be cast down by a sinful temptation, who is already prepared thereunto by a sinful faction.