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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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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.
5 Their testimony against sin appears thus, that where they find it, though in Gods own people, they rebuke it, and that sharply and severely: Though Hagars hard usage made her run away, yet saith the Angel to her, return to thy Mistress, and submit thy self to her, Gen. 16.8, 9. As if he had said, Hagar, Hagar, 'tis better to suffer then to sin: When Sarah laughed at the tiding of a Son, and after denied it, being afraid: Nay, saith the Angel, but thou didst laugh; he told her her own roundly,