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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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4 Herein and hereby appears mans folly, 4that he is so disingenuous and ingrateful to God, who hath so infinitely obliged him. Do a fool never so many courtesies, and 'tis but as throwing Pearls before Swine, who return evil for all the good turns are done to them (with this Moses upbraids Israel, Deut. 32.5, 6. do ye thus requite the Lord? O foolish people and unwise! I, none but fools would do so) and once more are men like Swine in this, that they gather up the fruit that falls, and never look up: Were there not ten cleansed, where are the nine, said our Saviour? Scarce one of ten proves thankful: Alas! men take Gods corn, and wine, and oil, to make a feast for Baal, for their Bel and the Dragon, for their belly and lusts, and instead of giving God thanks and glory, they return him sins; they kick with the heel when fat and full, yea, and say, who is the Lord? as if they were not beholden to him, nor did owe him any acknowledgements: Oh fools!
4 Herein and hereby appears mans folly, 4that he is so disingenuous and ingrateful to God, who hath so infinitely obliged him. Do a fool never so many courtesies, and 'tis but as throwing Pearls before Swine, who return evil for all the good turns are done to them (with this Moses upbraids Israel, Deut. 32.5, 6. do ye thus requite the Lord? O foolish people and unwise! I, none but fools would do so) and once more are men like Swine in this, that they gather up the fruit that falls, and never look up: Were there not ten cleansed, where are the nine, said our Saviour? Scarce one of ten proves thankful: Alas! men take Gods corn, and wine, and oyl, to make a feast for Baal, for their Bel and the Dragon, for their belly and lusts, and instead of giving God thanks and glory, they return him sins; they kick with the heel when fat and full, yea, and say, who is the Lord? as if they were not beholden to him, nor did owe him any acknowledgments: Oh fools!
- 4His Ingratitude.