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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 by this, that they will not sin though grace abound, or that grace may abound, Rom. 6.1, 2 no, God forbid! Though they have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is the Propitiation for their sin, 1 Joh. 2.1, 2. the very Doctrine of Grace and interest in the death of Christ, is the great obligation upon them not to sin: Read […]. 6.2 Cor. 5.15. Titus 2.11, 12. the assurance of glory is an engagement to mortification, Col. 3 4, 5. when Christ who is our life shall ⟨p. 135⟩appear, then shall we appear with him in glory; what then? May we therefore gratify corruption, and live as we list? Oh no, but mortify therefore, &c. though there be promises of forgiveness to him that confesseth his sin, yet a godly man dare not sin, and buy repentance at so dear a rate: When S. John had said, that if we confess our sin God is faithful, and (not only merciful, but) just to forgive us our sin, and the blood of Jesus Christ shall cleanse us from all; yet he adds these things, I write that you sin not, 1 Joh. 1.9. with 1 Joh. 2.1. nay, they dare not sin that good may come of it, nor tell a lye, though the truth of God may thereby abound unto God his glory, Rom. 3.7, 8.
3 They witness against sin by this, that they will not sin though grace abound, or that grace may abound, Rom. 6.1, 2 no, God forbid! Though they have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is the Propitiation for their sin,