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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 We may not do evil that good may come to others: God hath indeed commanded us to do good to all, but hath forbidden us to do evil, that we may do good to any, or to all: He that provides not for his family, is worse then an Infidel; and so is he that provides for it by a sinful way of covetousness, lying, cheating, oppressing, &c. See Habak. 2.9.-12. Paul (as Moses before him) could wish himself dead and anathematized, to save the Jews, but durst not sin for their sakes. When one sent to S. Austin to know if he might not tell a lye for his Neighbours good; Oh no, saith the Father, thou must not tell a lye to save the world: There's such a malignity in sin, its so contrary to God, that it must not be done for no good: 'Tis our duty to honour Father and Mother, but still in the Lord; ⟨p. 101⟩it may be a duty to disobey, yea to hate father and mother rather then obey them, viz. when to obey them will be disobedience to God: whither it be better to obey God or man, judge you: So that God will not allow us to sin to gratify the greatest persons, the nearest and dearest relations.
2 We may not do evil that good may come to others: God hath indeed commanded us to do good to all, but hath forbidden us to do evil, that we may do good to any, or to all: He that provides not for his family, is worse then an Infidel; and so is he that provides for it by a sinful way of covetousness, lying, cheating, oppressing, &c. See Habak. 2.9.-12. Paul (as Moses before him) could wish himself dead and anathematiz'd, to save the Jews, but durst not sin for their sakes. When one sent to S. Austin to know if he might not tell a lye for his Neighbours good; Oh no, saith the Father, thou must not tell a lye to save the world: There's such a malignity in sin, its so contrary to God, that it must not be done for no good: 'Tis our duty to honor Father and Mother, but still in the Lord; ⟨p. 101⟩it may be a duty to disobey, yea to hate father and mother rather then obey them, viz. when to obey them will be disobedience to God: whither it be better to obey God or man, judge you: So that God will not allow us to sin to gratifie the greatest persons, the nearest and dearest relations.