A92846:90
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.
SECT. V.1
- 1Use 2. Trial.Use 2. Tryal.
Another Use which I would make of this is, to try our selves, 1what care we have of secret sins: I will give unto you some Reasons why I would have you to try your selves in this,
ANother Use which I would make of this is, to try our selves, 1what care we have of secret sins: I will give unto you some Reasons why I would have you to try your selves in this,
- 1We should try our selves, because So many wallow in secret sins.
1. Because there be many persons, who wallow in secret sins. ⟨p. 19⟩The Apostle complained of such in his time, Ephes. 5. 12. It is a shame to speak of those things which are done to them in secret, he speaks of such as lived in secret fornications and uncleanness; Brethren, how many are there, who do apparel themselves even with a form of godliness, who yet not only allow themselves in the secret thoughts of abhorred wickednesses, but even in the secret actings of the same, as if there were no God to look on them, nor conscience to espy them, nor judgement day to arraign them: O how infinitely odious must thou be in the eyes of that holy God, who dares to Court him in the public, and yet dares to provoke him to his face thus in private; like a whorish strumpet, who dissembles marvellous affections to her husband abroad, and yet at home she will violate the Covenant of her God, before her husbands eyes; So thou to pretend so much for God before company, and yet in private thou wilt presume to sin before his face: for he seeth thee, and that thy conscience knows right well.