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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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Thus have I as briefly as so large a subject would permit, set out the sinfulness of sin, as 'tis against the good of man (body and soul) in this life, in a natural and moral respect, which was the first thing propounded. The second follows:
2 Sin is contrary to, 2or against the good of man in the life to come: It hath brought on man that eternal death, Damnation: In this life man by reason of sin is in deaths often, but in the life to come, he is in death for ever. If sin had only wronged man in this life (which is but for a moment) it had not been so considerable, but sins miserable effects are everlasting, if mercy prevent not: the wicked die, and rise to die again the second, and a worse death: There is a Resurrection to life for the righteous, the children of the Resurrection; and for the wicked, a Resurrection to condemnation, or death, (for 'tis opposed to life) John 5.29. But
2 Sin is contrary to, 2or against the good of man in the life to come: It hath brought on man that eternal death, Damnation: In this life man by reason of sin is in deaths often, but in the life to come, he is in death for ever. If sin had only wrong'd man in this life (which is but for a moment) it had not been so considerable, but sins miserable effects are everlasting, if mercy prevent not: the wicked die, and rise to die again the second, and a worse death: There is a Resurrection to life for the righteous, the children of the Resurrection; and for the wicked, a Resurrection to condemnation, or death, (for 'tis opposed to life) John 5.29. But
- 2Sin against the good of man in the life to come; it damns men.