 Obadiah Sedgwick was the son of a clergyman. He received his degrees
from Magdalen Hall, Oxford. in 1626 he tutored Matthew Hale, who was to
become one of the most respected lawyers of his time in England, and who
defended Christopher Love before the high court, though he lost the
case. He succeeded the great John Dod in the ministry at Coggleshall,
Essex. He was a presbyterian, and a member of the Westminster Assembly of
Divines. As a friend and fellow presbyterian with Christopher Love,
Sedgwick petitioned Parliament for Love's release, but was unsuccessful in
his endeavors. In 1646 he was appointed to pastor St. Paul's in Covent
Garden. Upon his retirement, he was succeeded there by his son-in-law,
the renowned Thomas Manton.
Soli Deo Gloria has reprinted a number of Sedgwick's works, none of
which had been in print since the early 19th century. They are:
The Anatomy of Secret Sins
Christ's Counsel to His Languishing Church
The Doubting Believer
Sedgwick also wrote several other works which, for various reasons,
have never been reprinted, such as The Fountain Opened, The Bowels of
Tender Mercy Sealed in the Everlasting Covenant, The Humbled Sinner, and
The Shepherd of Israel. |
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