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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.
Some are direct, which are working duties, they are the colours of grace in the countenance and view of the Conversation, setting it forth with all holy evenness, and fruitfulness, and unblamableness.
Some are direct, which are working duties, they are the colours of grace in the countenance and view of the Conversation, setting it forth with all holy evennesse, and fruitfulness, and unblamablenesse.
Some are reflexive, which are searching duties, they appertain to the inward rooms, to the beautifying of them, and reforming of them; for not only the life, but the heart also is the subject of our care and study: I am not only to labour that I do no evil, but a so that I be not evil, not only that sin do not distain my paths, but also that it doth not defile my intentions: not only that my clothes be handsome, but also that my skin be white (i.) my inward parts be as acceptable to God, as my outward frame is plausible with man; yea, let me tell you one thing, that he is an hypocrite, who takes care to wash the outside only, forasmuch as the greatest solicitude for the life, may be without any reformation of the heart; not that the life must not be squared, but if that be varnished, and the heart neglected, the person hath not only the same natural and lively frame of sinfulness, but he deceives himself, or at least another with a mere pretence and shadow, therefore brethren let us have eyes to look inward, as well as outward, God hath given us a reflexive faculty; and besides that, know
Some are reflexive, which are searching duties, they appertain to the inward roomes, to the beautifying of them, and reforming of them; for not only the life, but the heart also is the subject of our care and study: I am not only to labour that I do no evil, but a so that I be not evil, not only that sinne do not distain my paths, but also that it doth not defile my intentions: not only that my cloaths be handsome, but also that my skin be white (i.) my inward parts be as acceptable to God, as my outward frame is plausible with man; yea, let me tell you one thing, that he is an hypocrite, who takes care to wash the outside only, forasmuch as the greatest solicitude for the life, may be without any reformation of the heart; not that the life must not be squared, but if that be varnished, and the heart neglected, the person hath not only the same natural and lively frame of sinfulness, but he deceives himself, or at least another with a meere pretence and shadow, therefore brethren let us have eyes to look inward, as well as outward, God hath given us a reflexive faculty; and besides that, know