The Humbled Sinner Resolved What He Should Do to Be Saved
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Overview
Puritan Obadiah Sedgwick testifies to Jesus Christ’s status as the only way of salvation for sinners. Sedgwick distinguishes between strong and weak faith, discusses the difficulty of believing, the misery of unbelief, and the nature of living by faith. The Puritan theologian also examines the concept of assurance of salvation and much more.
For more by Obadiah Sedgwick, see Text and Transmission: An Empirical Model for the Literary Development of Old Testament Narratives.
Key Features
- Testimony to Jesus as the only way to salvation
- Examination the distinguishing marks of strong and weak faith
- Discusses the nature of living by faith
About About Obadiah Sedgwick
Obadiah Sedgwick (1600–1658) was a Puritan preacher and theologian, and a member of the Westminster assembly. He was the son of Joseph Sedgwick, vicar of St. Peter’s, and then of Ogbourne St. Andrew. Sedgwick matriculated at Queen’s College, Oxford, in June 1619 and then moved to Magdalen Hall, where he graduated with a BA, and earned his MA in 1623.
Sedgwick was vicar of Coggeshell, Essex before John Owen succeeded him upon Sedgwick’s appointment to St. Paul’s, Covent Garden. In his last years he was a member of the 11th London classis in the parliamentary presbyterian system and a trier under Oliver Cromwell, helping direct the reform of parish worship during the brief reign of the Lord Protector.