A64834:274
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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6 Angels witness against sin, by rejoicing at the conversion of sinners: 'Tis the recovery of a soul from a dead and lost condition, to be converted; and then do Angels rejoice, Luke 15, 7.-10. As there is a kind of joy in hell among the Devils when one sins that is converted, and when sinners are not converted; so there is joy in heaven at the conversion of a sinner: The Rabbis speak, as if while sinners are rejoicing in ⟨p. 122⟩their sins, the Angels were grieving for them: when and while men live in sin, they dishonour their and the Angels God; but when converted, they give glory to God, which is the Angels work and joy; 'tis their Song, glory to God on high, and when men bear a part with them in this Song, 'tis their joy.
6 Angels witness against sin, by rejoycing at the conversion of sinners: 'Tis the recovery of a soul from a dead and lost condition, to be converted; and then do Angels rejoyce, Luke 15, 7.-10. As there is a kind of joy in hell among the Devils when one sins that is converted, and when sinners are not converted; so there is joy in heaven at the conversion of a sinner: The Rabbies speak, as if while sinners are rejoycing in ⟨p. 122⟩their sins, the Angels were grieving for them: when and while men live in sin, they dishonor their and the Angels God; but when converted, they give glory to God, which is the Angels work and joy; 'tis their Song, glory to God on high, and when men bear a part with them in this Song, 'tis their joy.
7 Angels witness against sin by the constant opposition they make against wicked Angels, and wicked men: Who would abuse their charge, that is good and holy men: good men are committed to the charge of good Angels; He gives his Angels charge to keep them in all their ways,