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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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5 Herein also is evident the folly of (by sins defiled and depraved) man, 5that if God correct him, or afflict him for his sin and folly, he presently grows angry with God: Such is the nature of fools, that they cannot endure them that chastise them: Though man be punished but for his iniquities yet he complains, Lament. 3.••. Though Gods judgment be just, yet the foolishness of man perverteth his way, and he fretteth against the Lord, Prov. 19.3. Mans sin brings Gods judgment, and then when God hedgeth up his way with (or teacheth him by) such thorns which prick him, then he frees and sames, whe•• ⟨p. 52⟩Job was sorely afflicted, said his Wife, Curse God and die (oh cursed speech!) but saith Job, thou speakest like one of the foolish women: Men or women never speak more foolishly, then when they speak against God: They are fools who quarrel with God, and charge him with folly.
5 Herein also is evident the folly of (by sins defiled and depraved) man, 5that if God correct him, or afflict him for his sin and folly, he presently grows angry with God: Such is the nature of fools, that they cannot endure them that chastife them: Though man be punished but for his iniquities yet he complains, Lament. 3.••. Though Gods judgment be just, yet the foolishnesse of man perverteth his way, and he fretteth against the Lord, Prov. 19.3. Mans sin brings Gods judgment, and then when God hedgeth up his way with (or teacheth him by) such thorns which prick him, then he frees and sames, whe•• ⟨p. 52⟩