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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 that sin is an abominable thing by this, the care they take, and the means they use to prevent sin, that they may not sin.
1 They maintain a continual war against the devil, world and flesh, because they would not sin; as much as they (good souls) love peace, yet they live in war; I, and live in war to preserve their peace, on which sin would make a breach: Godly men would not hate the devil, but that he is a sinner, and tempts them to sin: they would not hate their own flesh, or Father and Mother, but to prevent sinning: Of this war you may read Rom. 7. and Gal. 5.17. They are fain to fight their way to heaven from day to day, and duty to duty, and are at great cost and charges, pains and watchings, to keep this war on foot, and all that they may not sin.
2 They are praying always that they may not sin; Oh our Father, lead us not into […] on, ⟨p. 136⟩but deliver us from evil: though temptations be no sins, yet they are the way to sins, and therefore they pray that (if possible) they might not be tempted, Psa. 119.113. Let not any iniquity have dominion over me, saith good King David keep me from presumption, that I may be upright, &c. Psa. 19. yea 'tis their joint supplication, thy will be done on earth, as 'tis in heaven.