A92846:849
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.
Now cleanse the judgement of these corrupt principles and believe it.
1. That no sin is little: That must needs be great which 1provokes a great God, and endangereth a precious soul; he who is brought to such an holy tenderness, that he sees greatness of guilt in littleness of sinning, shall by Gods grace be kept from the dominion of any sin: Every sin (even the least) is a foul spot: And is the object of divine hatred and curse, it may prove like a little spark to consume an house, or like a little leak sufficient to drown a ship; or like a little thrust into the heart, enough to lose a man his life.
1. That no sinne is little: That must needs be great which 1provokes a great God, and endangereth a precious soule; he who is brought to such an holy tendernesse, that he sees greatnesse of guilt in littleness of sinning, shall by Gods grace be kept from the dominion of any sinne: Every sinne (even the least) is a foul spot: And is the object of divine hatred and curse, it may prove like a little spark to consume an house, or like a little leake sufficient to drown a ship; or like a little thrust into the heart, enough to lose a man his life.
- 1Believe that no sin is little.
2. That your own strength is not sufficient: even the strongest 1ship left to it self cannot venture far, but it is upon rocks or sands: Any thing may prove too strong for him, who conceives himself too strong for any thing.