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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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2 God witnesseth against sin by this, 2that he will not allow us to do evil, that good may come of it: As pleasing a thing as good is to God, yet he will not allow us to do the least evil for the greatest good. See how angrily, and with what indignation the Apostle speaks against them that said the contrary, Rom. 3.8. 'Tis a damnable Doctrine to teach, that we may do evil for a good end, or that good may come of it. This Doctrine was first broached by the Devil, and ushered in the first sin, Gen. 3.1.-6. But
2 God witnesseth against sin by this, 2that he will not allow us to do evil, that good may come of it: As pleasing a thing as good is to God, yet he will not allow us to do the least evil for the greatest good. See how angrily, and with what indignation the Apostle speaks against them that said the contrary, Rom. 3.8. 'Tis a damnable Doctrine to teach, that we may do evil for a good end, or that good may come of it. This Doctrine was first broacht by the Devil, and usher'd in the first sin, Gen. 3.1.-6. But
- 2Will not allow us to do evil, that good may come of it.
1 We may not do evil; that good may came is ⟨p. 100⟩our selves: God allows man to love himself, and hath made self-love the rule and measure of our love to others; thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self: God is not against mans being rich, only God will not that men grow rich by sin, as