A92846:975
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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6. Nay, hypocrisy is a most perilous sin, you shall receive 1the greater damnation, said Christ, Damnation! O that is the eternal grave of the soul, it speaks misery enough, everlasting separation from God, and everlasting flames of wrath in hell, yet that is the portion of the hypocrite, Isaiah 33. 14. The sinners in Zion are afraid, fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites, who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
6. Nay, hypocrisie is a most perillous sinne, you shall receive 1the greater damnation, said Christ, Damnation! O that is the eternall grave of the soul, it speaks misery enough, everlasting separation from God, and everlasting flames of wrath in hell, yet that is the portion of the hypocrite, Esay 33. 14. The sinners in Zion are afraid, fearfulnesse hath surprised the hypocrites, who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
- 1Hypocrisy is a most perilous sin.Hypocrisie is a most perillous sinne.
Greater Damnation: An ordinary hell is not all for an hypocrite: As if the furnace were heated seven times more hot: the lowest and deepest punishment shall fall on him, who presumes to put on the fairest show with the foulest heart: And do not think this strange, for what is hypocrisy but a mocking of God: The hypocrite doth (as it were) put tricks upon him, and thinks to cousin omniscience, and basely esteem of him, as if mere shows would satisfy him, nay, he doth jostle God out of his prime place, by referring all his services to himself, and not to God, and so doth adore his own name above the Name of God. Verily my brethren, these are sad things, and if our hearts be not made of rock and stone, they may awaken and startle them, to take heed least we be guilty of this hypocrisy, which is so diametrically opposite to uprightness.