A92846:947
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. III.
The first Use shall be to reflect upon upon our own hearts, Use 1 and to feel their temper: Beloved, this is it which 1God looks on, and which gives unto us our denomination; It is not naked action which make us or mars us, our affections are (in a sort) all in all; God complains many times of the Israelites, that they brought him no incense, no sacrifice, no service, why? was there none of these at all! perhaps sometimes many of these, yet God accounts them none; It is not what we do, but with what heart, which makes God to reckon of our services. They are but as ciphers (which makes no number) without uprightness: God you know is truly good, and infinitely wise and searching, and spiritually holy; that must be brought to ⟨p. 194⟩him which is like to him, or else it is not approved. Would you be paid with counterfeit gold? doth the show please you without the substance? will the complements of men satisfy you without a real friendship? will a gaudy rotten house content you, which hath no solidity and goodness? would you take the words of your servants, and their legs as sufficient? while their hearts are false in their callings. Nay, would you be content that God should make a show only, a pretence that he would pardon you, and help, and comfort, and save you; and yet deny you real love, real mercy, real comfort, real help and salvation, then think how God should take shows from you without uprightness of heart.
THe first Use shall be to reflect upon upon our own hearts, Use 1 and to feel their temper: Beloved, this is it which 1God looks on, and which gives unto us our denomination; It is not naked action which make us or marres us, our affections are (in a sort) all in all; God complaines many times of the Israelites, that they brought him no incense, no sacrifice, no service, why? was there none of these at all! perhaps somtimes many of these, yet God accounts them none; It is not what we do, but with what heart, which makes God to reckon of our services. They are but as ciphers (which makes no number) without uprightnesse: God you know is truly good, and infinitely wise and searching, and spiritually holy; that must be brought to