A92846:979
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.
2. That spiritualness which is required in upright motions; I tell you that the very soul must act it self, if the heart or way be 1upright: not only his lips but his spirit must pray; not only his ear, but his heart must hear? he must not only profess against sin, but his soul must hate and abhor it, And there is no revealed and known duty to which his very heart doth not strive to obey: yea, and the ground of all this must be spiritual and not carnal, from God and for God.
2. That spritualness which is required in upright motions; I tell you that the very soule must act it selfe, if the heart or way be 1upright: not only his lips but his spirit must pray; not only his eare, but his heart must hear? he must not only profess against sin, but his soule must hate and abhor it, And there is no revealed and known duty to which his very heart doth not strive to obey: yea, and the ground of all this must be spirituall and not carnal, from God and for God.
- 1The spiritualness required in upright motions.
Assuredly, these things are impossible to an evil man, and he who is most good, shall confess it to be most hard, to be plain with God, and to walk evenly before him.
Assuredly, these things are impossible to an evill man, and he who is most good, shall confesse it to be most hard, to be plaine with God, and to walke evenly before him.