A92846:931
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 uprightness consists in this, to devolve all the honour of holy services on God, like the faithful servant, who works painfully, and speaks considerately and all this for his Master; or like the shadow which in the dial moves from point to point, and all this points upward to the sun in it motions; The humble heart knows no fountain but Gods grace. and the upright heart knows no end, but Gods glory.
Now uprightnesse consists in this, to devolve all the honor of holy services on God, like the faithfull servant, who workes painefully, and speakes consideratly and all this for his Master; or like the shadow which in the dyall moves from point to point, and all this points upward to the sunne in it motions; The humble heart knowes no fountaine but Gods grace. and the upright heart knowes no end, but Gods glory.
They distinguish of a double end.
One is finis op•ris, the end of the work, and that shall be our glory hereafter, as the Apostle spake of faith, the end of your faith the salvation of your souls, 1 Pet. 1. 9.