A92846:973
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 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⟩they look for, the applause of men▪ and that's all; let them not expect any other reward: And brethren, this is a sad thing, when a mans reward is only from man: when all his reward is in this life, and no rewards reserved for him hereafter.
But suppose he can conceal his hypocrisie, then all the reward▪ that he hath from men is but an ayrie 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⟩they look for, the applause of men▪ and that's all; let them not expect any other reward: And brethren, this is a sad thing, when a mans reward is only from man: when all his reward is in this life, and no rewards reserved for him hereafter.
Nay, and the hypocrite is not so sure of this reward from man neither, he may miss of it, either for the kind or measure of it, and that will vex his heart: like fiddlers (that regard ear service) whose whole strain is to please the humours of men; they sometimes get but little, and with that many reproachful words and blows; so it may fare with an hypocrite, whose actions are set only to the itch of applause and commendation, &c.