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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
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But all this is passion and not temper: the Philosopher In his Rhetorics accurately distinguish twixt the readiness, which springs out of a natural complexion, and that which ariseth out of a violent Anger and passion which soon fades off, being not rooted in nature, but in distemper: so is it with the Hypocrite. But uprightness is a temper and frame, like an instrument well tuned, or if that hit not full, like a complexion, which is a uniform (if not principle yet) instrument of actions. It is like that leaven, of which Christ spake, which invades the whole lump, it sweetly seasons and disposes the whole man for God, as the bent of the stone is to the centre, and of the fire to ascend.
But all this is passion and not temper: the Philosopher In his Rhetoricks accurately distinguish twixt the readinesse, which springes out of a naturall complexion, and that which ariseth out of a violent Anger and passion which soone fades off, being not rooted in nature, but in distemper: so is it whith the Hypocrite. But uprightnesse is a temper and frame, like an instrument well tuned, or if that hit not full, like a complexion, which is a uniform (if not principle yet) instrument of actions. It is like that leaven, of which Christ spake, which invades the whole lump, it sweetly seasons and disposes the whole man for God, as the bent of the stone is to the center, and of the fire to ascend.
Another, that uprightness is rather a general Influence in 1the graces, then any distinct grace: I will not make this point a controversy, only so far as I yet apprehend, uprightness is rather the temper of a grace; then the grace it self; It is not fear, but fear rightly tempered and ordered, it is not love, but love rightly set; it is not desire, but this orderly carried.
Another, that uprightness is rather a generall Influence in 1the graces, then any distinct grace: I will not make this point a controversy, only so far as I yet apprehend, uprightnesse is rather the temper of a grace; then the grace it selfe; It is not feare, but feare rightly tempered and ordered, it is not love, but love rightly set; it is not desire, but this orderly carried.