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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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5 And lastly (to name no more) they testify how sinful a thing sin is, by their prayers and endeavours to get pardon for their sins, who, it may be, scarce seek it for themselves. Sinners little think how much they are beholding to good men, who pray for their salvation, even then when the wicked seek their destruction: Said St. Stephen, Father, lay not this sin to their charge, oh forgive them: How earnestly did Abraham pray for mercy in behalf of Sodom, that if possible it might not be destroyed: When Israel had sinned a great sin, and provoked the Lord, Moses mediates and intercedes for them, and offers to die that they may live, Exod. 32. Now if they did not know that sin were a sinful thing, ⟨p. 132⟩offensive to God, and destructive to man, would they interpose at such a rate? no, they would not. But by all this it appears, that good men witness against sin as the worst of evils, yea, and wicked men bears witness against sin; no man hath a good word for sin: There is no man can plead sins cause, or be its Advocate; but before I produce their testimony, I am to show,
5 And lastly (to name no more) they testifie how sinful a thing sin is, by their prayers and endeavours to get pardon for their sins, who, it may be, scarce seek it for themselves. Sinners little think how much they are beholding to good men, who pray for their salvation, even then when the wicked seek their destruction: Said St. Stephen, Father, lay not this sin to their charge, oh forgive them: How earnestly did Abraham pray for mercy in behalf of Sodom, that if possible it might not be destroy'd: When Israel had sinned a great sin, and provokt the Lord, Moses mediates and intercedes for them, and offers to die that they may live, Exod. 32. Now if they did not know that sin were a sinful thing, ⟨p. 132⟩offensive to God, and destructive to man, would they interpose at such a rate? no, they would not. But by all this it appears, that good men witness against sin as the worst of evils, yea, and wicked men bears witness against sin; no man hath a good word for sin: There is no man can plead sins cause, or be its Advocate; but before I produce their testimony, I am to shew,