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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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3 3Not only the Devil and Conscience, but God also will torment them; for though God in this life suffer himself to be pressed with their sins, as a Cart is pressed with sheaves, yet at last he will show his power in revenging himself on wicked men: though now he seem to have leaden feet, and be slow to wrath, yet then he will be found to have iron hands: Here God is patient, and if he judge, yet in the midst of judgment he doth remember mercy, and doth not deal with men as their wickedness deserves; but then he will be extreme in punishing; the Lord himself will rain upon the wicked snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest, Psal. 11.5, 6. This shall be the portion of their Cup from the Lord; they shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God. which is poured out without mixture in the Cup of his Indignation, and they shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy Angels, and of the Lamb, Rev. 14.10, 11. As many times, when Judges suspect their Officers, that they will not do it home enough, they will have it done in their presence, the whole Court and company looking on: So shall it be, and the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever, and they have no rest day nor night. Yet further
3 3Not only the Devil and Conscience, but God also will torment them; for though God in this life suffer himself to be pressed with their sins, as a Cart is prest with sheaves, yet at last he will shew his power in revenging himself on wicked men: though now he seem to have leaden feet, and be slow to wrath, yet then he will be found to have iron hands: Here God is patient, and if he judge, yet in the midst of judgment he doth remember mercy, and doth not deal with men as their wickedness deserves; but then he will be extreme in punishing; the Lord himself will rain upon the wicked snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest, Psal. 11.5, 6. This shall be the portion of their Cup from the Lord; they shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God. which is powred out without mixture in the Cup of his Indignation, and they shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy Angels, and of the Lamb,