A92846:971
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.
In respect of God, he hath no reward with him; there is no reason to give him wages, who bestows not his service on us: the hypocrite did serve himself and not God, his own praise and not Gods glory, and therefore he can expect no reward from him: he cannot say, I prayed for grace, that I might honour thee, and for abilities that I might glorify thee.
In respect of God, he hath no reward with him; there is no reason to give him wages, who bestows not his service on us: the hypocrite did serve himself and not God, his owne praise and not Gods glory, and therefore he can expect no reward from him: he cannot say, I prayed for grace, that I might honour thee, and for abilities that I might glorifie thee.
In respect of man: for if a man be known to be an hypocrite, then he loseth himself on all hands; evil men hate him, for the very show of goodness; and good men scorn him, for his base dissimulation and rottenness.
In respect of man: for if a man be known to be an hypocrite, then he loseth himself on all hands; evil men hate him, for the very shew of goodnesse; and good men scorn him, for his base dissimulation and rottenness.
But suppose he can conceal his hypocrisy, then all the reward▪ that he hath from men is but an airy applause, Matth. 6. 5. When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are, for they love to pray standing in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men, verily I say unto you, they have their reward, (i.) They have what ⟨p. 200⟩