A92846:835
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
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Thirdly, consider that many things may keep back (for a while) the explicit actings of a particular sin, which yet are not able to weaken the natural power of the sinful inclination.
Thirdly, consider that many things may keep back (for a while) the explicite actings of a particular sinne, which yet are not able to weaken the natural power of the sinful inclination.
There are two sorts of principles (as it were) which have an influence upon a man: some are violent and forcible, which work by a strong hand thus far (sometimes) prevailing, to hold back that a man dares not do such an evil (as shame, love of a mans credit, quiet, profit and safety) and some are powerful too; but yet inwardly weakening the very nature and disposition, as all sorts of graces: Now then if ever you ⟨p. 170⟩would be throughly kept from the actual dominion of sin in gross, do not content your selves with merely forcible restraints, for as much as these may oft-times fail you, and then your hearts will deceive you; you will venture to foul iniquities, having nothing now within you of a contrary virtue: But above all be striving for grace, which is contrary not only to the sinful acts, but to the sinful nature, which is the fountain inclining the soul unto them; get chastity into the heart, and meekness into the heart, and humbleness into the heart, and soberness into the heart, and heavenliness, and faith, &c.
There are two sorts of principles (as it were) which have an influence upon a man: some are violent and forcible, which work by a strong hand thus farre (sometimes) prevailing, to hold back that a man dares not do such an evil (as shame, love of a mans credit, quiet, profit and safety) and some are powerful too; but yet inwardly weakning the very nature and disposition, as all sorts of graces: Now then if ever you ⟨p. 170⟩would be throughly kept from the actual dominion of sinne in gross, do not content your selves with meerly forcible restraints, for as much as these may oft-times fail you, and then your hearts will deceive you; you will venture to foul iniquities, having nothing now within you of a contrary vertue: But above all be striving for grace, which is contrary not only to the sinful acts, but to the sinful nature, which is the fountaine inclining the soul unto them; get chastity into the heart, and meeknesse into the heart, and humblenesse into the heart, and sobernesse into the heart, and heavenliness, and faith, &c.