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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
SIN, THE PLAGUE of PLAGUES; OR Sinful Sin the worst of Evils. › What Damnation is.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1 Privatively, as (paena damni) a punishment of loss.
2 Positively, as (paena sensus) a punishment of sense.
An instance of both we have, Mat. 25.41. Then shall he say to them on his left hand, Depart from me (there's privative damnation) into everlasting fire, there's positive damnation: As sin is negatively a not doing good, and positively a doing evil; so damnation is a denial of good to, and inflicting of evil upon sinners. Salvation is ademptio malt, the taking away of evil, and adeptio boni, an obtaining and enjoying of good; 'tis both ways expressed, Joh. 3.16. God so loved the world, that he gave his Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, (there's negative salvation) but have everlasting life, there's positive salvation: So the damnation of sinners, 'tis negative, depart from me; and positive, into everlasting sire: In which Text we may observe:
An instance of both we have, Mat. 25.41. Then shall he say to them on his left hand, Depart from me (there's privative damnation) into everlasting fire, there's positive damnation: As sin is negatively a not doing good, and positively a doing evil; so damnation is a denial of good to, and inflicting of evil upon sinners. Salvation is ademptio malt, the taking away of evil, and adeptio boni, an obtaining and enjoying of good; 'tis both wayes exprest, Joh. 3.16. God so loved the world, that he gave his Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, (there's negative salvation) but have everlasting life, there's positive salvation: So the damnation of sinners, 'tis negative, depart from me; and positive, into everlasting sire: In which Text we may observe: