Select Works of Obadiah Sedgwick (8 vols.)

by Obadiah Sedgwick

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Faithlife; T. R. & E. M. for Adoniram Byfield; Samuel Gellibrand

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, 1642–2016

Overview

Get some of the most significant works from Puritan preacher and theologian Obadiah Sedgwick. Collecting some of Sedgwick’s most important sermons, as well as treatises on sin and atonement, this collection provides up-close insight into Puritan theology. Sedgwick, John Owen’s predecessor as vicar of Coggeshell, also preached sermons covering practical topics such as overcoming doubt and understanding heresy. Written mostly during the rule of Oliver Cromwell, his work sheds light on Puritanism’s influence in the English Protectorate and the Westminster Assembly—of which Sedgwick was a member.

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Key Features

• Compiles Obadiah Sedgwick’s most notable sermons and writings
• Explains puritan teachings on the nature of sin and atonement
• Illuminates the practical and theological background of Puritanism and the Westminster Assembly

Product Details

• Title: Select Works of Obadiah Sedgwick
• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Volumes: 8
• Pages: 872
• Christian Group: Reformed
• Resource Type: Sermons, Collected Works
• Topic: Biblical Studies, Atonement

The Doubting Believer

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: R.I.
• Publication Date: 1653
• Pages: 369

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A Puritan treatise on assurance of salvation, this book comes from one of the leading members of the Westminster Assembly, Obadiah Sedgwick. The Puritan theologian inspects the nature of doubt in the lives of believers, and suggests a remedy grounded in faithfulness.

Haman’s Vanity: A Sermon Displaying the Birthlesse Issues of Church-Destroying Adversaries

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: R. Bishop
• Publication Date: 1643
• Pages: 32

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Examining the story of Haman in the book of Esther, Puritan theologian Obadiah Sedgwick’s Thanksgiving sermon explains how enemies of the church attempts at destruction are ultimately thwarted by God. Written in the throes of the English Civil War, Sedgwick’s work is a poignant testimony to God’s faithfulness in the midst of chaos.

The Humbled Sinner Resolved What He Should Do to Be Saved

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: T.R. and E.M.
• Publication Date: 1656
• Pages: 282

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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.

The Nature and Danger of Heresies

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: M.F.
• Publication Date: 1647
• Pages: 44

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Examine the nature of heresy and the danger of allowing it to continue unchecked with Puritan theologian Obadiah Sedgwick. Sedgwick asks three central questions: what is God without truth? What is all the goodness of the Gospel without truth? And what is the fabric of man’s salvation without truth? He concludes that a church is never closer to death than when it gives up its claim to the only truth.

A Thanksgiving Sermon Preached before the Honourable House of Commons at Westminster

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: John Raworth
• Publication Date: 1644
• Pages: 32

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Obadiah Sedgwick preached this sermon for Thanksgiving in honor of a defeat of Royalist forces raised against Parliament. Sedgwick discusses how David’s faith led him to pray to God in the midst of troubles—and how he thanks God for victory over his enemies. Sedgwick’s central theme is how salvation—and victory—is ultimately found only in God.

Elisha’s Lamentation upon the Sudden Translation of Elijah

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: R.W.
• Publication Date: 1654
• Pages: 30

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Preached at the funeral of a Mr. William Strong, Puritan theologian Obadiah Sedgwick expounds on 2 Kings 2:1–11. Sedgwick focuses on Elisha’s grief upon Elijah’s translation. His sermon is both a moving eulogy and clear window into Puritan teaching on death and heaven.

England’s Preservation: A Sermon Discovering the Only Way to Prevent Destroying Judgements

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: R.B.
• Publication Date: 1642
• Pages: 52

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This sermon from Obadiah Sedgwick expounds on the only way to escape judgment. Sedgwick delivered the sermon to the House of Commons at their last solemn fast, near the beginning of the English Civil War.

An Arke against a Deluge

• Author: Obadiah Sedgwick
• Publisher: John Raworth
• Publication Date: 1644
• Pages: 31

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Exploring the story of Noah and the ark, Obadiah Sedgwick discusses the nature of fear and hope, which he sets up as represented by the flood and the ark respectively. Sedgwick explains that when trials come, it is normal to be moved with fear—but in preparation for a flood, it is necessary to build an ark. He argues that we must fear enough to take action, but have hope enough not to despair.

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.