A92846:923
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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3. For duties: here uprightness expresseth it self, both for matter, wherein, it doth not shuffle and cut, pick and choose, 1take the lighter (like the hypocritical Pharisees) and leave the heaviest to others, but it makes a man to have (with David, Psal. 119. 6.) a respect to all Gods commands.
3. For duties: here uprightnesse expresseth it selfe, both for matter, wherein, it doth not shuffle and cut, pick and chuse, 1take the lighter (like the hypocriticall Pharisees) and leave the heaviest to others, but it makes a man to have (with David, Psal. 119. 6.) a respect to all Gods commands.
- 1For duties.
For the manner, Any performance will not serve, where the heart is upright, David danceth before the Lord withal his might; and Paul serveth God in his spirit, That which came next to hand will serve Cain, but Abel must present the best of the Cattle, not the lame and the blind, the best, God, shall have the best manner of service, If I hear, that sufficeth not, unless it be with reverence and faith; If, I pray, that sufficeth not, unless with brokenness of heart, humbleness of spirit, fervent affections, and faith in Christ: A mere tale of brick will serve for Pharaoh, though the Israelites reputed the service a bondage, but when we bring offerings to the Temple, they must be willing, and of the best too.
For the manner, Any performance will not serve, where the heart is upright, David danceth before the Lord withal his might; and Paul serveth God in his spirit, That which came next to hand will serve Cain, but Abel must present the best of the Cattle, not the lame and the blind, the best, God, shall have the best manner of service, If I heare, that sufficeth not, unlesse it be with reverence and faith; If, I pray, that sufficeth not, unlesse with brokenness of heart, humblenesse of spirit, fervent affections, and faith in Christ: A meer tale of bricke will serve for Pharaoh, though the Isralites reputed the service a bondage, but when we bring offerings to the Temple, they must be willing, and of the best too.