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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
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 joynt supplication, thy will be done on earth, as 'tis in heaven.
3 They hide the word of God in their heart (as an antidote) that they may not sin, Psal. 119.11. and when Princes persecuted this holy man without a cause, yet he durst not meditate revenge, but his heart stood in awe of the word, which he had hid there, Psa. 119 161