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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 They witness against sin, in that they will not sin (though provoked to it) to be revenged on the Devil himself: They will not rail at a Devil, because railing is a sin; nay, 'tis said of Michael, that he durst not bring a railing accusation, Jude 9. One would have thought he would have told the Devil his own, and have put it home upon him; that's true, but he durst not bring a railing accusation, nor give the Devil ill language. We (hot-spurs and hot spirited that we are) are apt to render evil for evil, and railing for railing, to pay men their own in coin; but Angels dare not to do so, for 'tis a sin; railing is language that holy Angels cannot speak.
4 They witness against sin by this, that they will not suffer men to sin, that would do it to honour ⟨p. 121⟩them. When John fell at one of their feet to worship him, saith the Angel, See thou do it not, Rev. 19.10. do not that to me, which is to be done to God alone: And again, Ch. 22.8, 9. I fell down (saith S. John) to worship before the feet of the Angel, which showed me these things, but he said unto me, see thou do it not, but worship God. The Angels are so holy, that they cannot endure the least reflection should be cast on God, or least duty neglected towards God, though they might be worshipped.
4 They witness against sin by this, that they will not suffer men to sin, that would do it to honor ⟨p. 121⟩them. When John fell at one of their feet to worship him, saith the Angel, See thou do it not, Rev. 19.10. do not that to me, which is to be done to God alone: And again, Ch. 22.8, 9. I fell down (saith S. John) to worship before the feet of the Angel, which shew'd me these things, but he said unto me, see thou do it not, but worship God. The Angels are so holy, that they cannot endure the least reflection should be cast on God, or least duty neglected towards God, though they might be worshipped.