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Sin, the Plague of Plagues
Sin, the plague of plagues, or, Sinful sin the worst of evils a treatise of sins trial and arraignment, wherein sin is accused for being, proved to be, and condemned for being exceeding sinful : and that 1. as against God, his nature, attributes, works, will, law, image, people, glory and existence, 2. as against man, his good and welfare of body and soul, in this life, and that to come : with the use and improvement to be made of this doctrine, that men may not be damned, but saved, &c. : being the substance of many sermons preached many years ago in Southwark / by Ralph Venning ...Sin, the plague of plagues, or, Sinful sin the worst of evils a treatise of sins tryal and arraignment, wherein sin is accused for being, proved to be, and condemned for being exceeding sinful : and that 1. as against God, his nature, attributes, works, will, law, image, people, glory and existence, 2. as against man, his good and welfare of body and soul, in this life, and that to come : with the use and improvement to be made of this doctrine, that men may not be damned, but saved, &c. : being the substance of many sermons preached many years ago in Southwark / by Ralph Venning ...
London: printed for John Hancock, 1669
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SIN, THE PLAGUE of PLAGUES; OR Sinful Sin the worst of Evils. › 2 In a Moral sense, for
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And this shall briefly suffice for the evincing of mans folly, or how sin hath befooled man as to his end, happiness, and the means to it, Religion. I proceed
And this shall briefly suffice for the evincing of mans folly, or how sin hath befool'd man as to his end, happiness, and the means to it, Religion. I proceed
3 To show mans folly, 3as to non or ill- improvement of means, when made known in truth and clearness; though the Will of God as to worship be revealed, yet sin makes men fools still, either in this that they use not, or in this, that they make an ill use of the Revelations of God; a Treasure is put into their hand, but they such fools as know not how to use it, Prov. 17.16.
3 To shew mans folly, 3as to non or ill- improvement of means, when made known in truth and clearness; though the Will of God as to worship be revealed, yet sin makes men fools still, either in this that they use not, or in this, that they make an ill use of the Revelations of God; a Treasure is put into their hand, but they such fools as know not how to use it, Prov. 17.16.
- 3As to non or ill-improvement of means.