A92846:986
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 the principle care of uprightness is the reformation of the heart; though it looks to the cleansing of the hand, yet principally of the heart, according to that of the Apostle, Jam. 4. 8. Why brethren, it well knows that the heart is it which God looks for and looks at, the heart is it which God delights in, if that be right and true he is pleased, thou lovest truth in the inward parts, Psa. 51. the upright in heart are his delight. David is full in this concerning his heart, Psal. 119. 10. with my whole heart have I sought thee, v. 11. Thy word have I hid within my heart, that I might not sin against thee, incline my heart unto thy testimonies, ⟨p. 203⟩and not unto covetousness Rom. 1. 9. God is my witness whom I serve with my spirit; the heart of man, is the fountain of life or death, and every thing is strongest in the heart, and most dangerous: sin in the heart is worse then in the life: (i.) when a mans heart is set upon his sin; now Try your selves, in this particular: what care have you of your hearts? what pains do you take with them? you many times have humble looks, yea but have you not still proud hearts? you have many times contented words, yea but have you not still impatient and discontented hearts? you have many times heavenly discourse? yea but have you not still earthly and worldly hearts? what do you with them? do you not let your hearts still loose? do you not give them way to be filled with wicked contemplations, vain imaginations, filthy inclinations, with envy, malice, unbelief; or do you mourn under these, do you strive to cleanse within: is it not sufficient that your outward actions look well, unless your hearts be made better; O if this heart were holy! If this heart were humble! If this heart were heavenly! If the heart were believing! The hypocrite cares not though the thread be rotten, if the colour or gloss be fair: but the upright person he is more at substance then show, and hath more to do with his heart, then any thing: he would have the law written not upon his tongue, but upon his heart cleansed, as well as his life beautified.
But the principle care of uprightnesse is the reformation of the heart; though it lookes to the cleansing of the hand, yet principally of the heart, according to that of the Apostle,