A92846:981
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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8. Lastly to be upright. is a possible thing, a man may attain 1unto it, Nay every good man doth attain unto it? Noah was upright and walked with God, Abraham was upright before him, ⟨p. 202⟩David kept him from his sin, and he did serve the Lord in uprightness of heart, Hezekiah did so likewise, Remember Lord that I have walked before thee in truth, and with an upright heart: Paul served God in all good conscience, willing to live honestly in all things? Though no man can say that he doth all that Gods commands require, yet he may say he hath respect unto them all; and though none can say he hath nothing in him, or nothing is done by him, which the law of God doth forbid, yet he may say, I hate every false way, and search me, O Lord, if there be any way of wickedness within me: and this is uprightness:
8. Lastly to be upright. is a possible thing, a man may attaine 1unto it, Nay every good man doth attaine unto it? Noah was upright and walked with God, Abraham was upright before him, ⟨p. 202⟩David kept him from his sin, and he did serve the Lord in uprightnesse of heart, Hezekiah did so likewise, Remember Lord that I have walked before thee in truth, and with an upright heart: Paul served God in all good conscience, willing to live honestly in all things? Though no man can say that he doth all that Gods commands require, yet he may say he hath respect unto them all; and though none can say he hath nothing in him, or nothing is done by him, which the law of God doth forbid, yet he may say, I hate every false way, and search me, O Lord, if there be any way of wickednesse within me: and this is uprightnesse:
- 1to be upright is a possible thing