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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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5 Apostates will meet with aggravated torments in hell: the backslider will be filled with his own ways; his latter end will be worse then his beginning, 2 Pet. 2.20. better for them they had died in their sins at first, then to be as now twice dead, Jude 12. If we sin wilfully after the knowledge of the truth, (if we do nuncium meter pietati, turn our backs on Christianity and godliness) there remains no more sacrifice for sin, but a certain fearful expectation, or looking for ⟨p. 95⟩of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour (them that by Apostasy become) adversaries: He that despised Moses Law died without mercy, and yet of how much sorer punishment shall he be thought worthy, who treads under foot the Son of God, and counts the Blood of the Covenant, wherewith it was sanctified, an unholy thing, &c. Oh what fearful vengeance will such meet with! See Hebr. 10.26.-32. and this little shall suffice to have spoken to the aggravations.
5 Apostates will meet with aggravated torments in hell: the backslider will be filled with his own ways; his latter end will be worse then his beginning, 2 Pet. 2.20. better for them they had died in their sins at first, then to be as now twice dead, Jude 12. If we sin wilfully after the knowledge of the truth, (if we do nuncium metere pietati, turn our backs on Christianity and godliness) there remains no more sacrifice for sin, but a certain fearful expectation, or looking for ⟨p. 95⟩of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devoure (them that by Apostasie become) adversaries: He that despised Moses Law died without mercy, and yet of how much sorer punishment shall he be thought worthy, who treads under foot the Son of God, and counts the Blood of the Covenant, wherewith it was sanctified, an unholy thing, &c. Oh what fearful vengeance will such meet with! See