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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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2 They are ashamed of their sin, and dare not own it, as appears by their palliations, excuses, and put offs: when sin was but young, yet Adam and Eve were ashamed of their First born (as lewd women are ashamed of their base born children) they cloaked, and hid their sin, Job 31.33. If they do well, what need excuses? if ill, excuses plead against it, and are accusations of its illness: They who were invited to the wedding made excuses, which were indeed proofs of their denials, and that they would not come, Mat. 22.•. their seeming civilities and apologies were arguments of their being criminal; all our fig-leaf aprons and coverings are proofs that we are ashamed of what we have done; yea, many times it is laid at the wrong door; Nature is blamed, as if the fault were in their constitution; the De••• is blamed, because he tempted and beguiled; ⟨p. 151⟩yea God himself is blamed for permission, or it may be for more; the woman thou gavest me, &c. Gen. 3. what doth all this prove, but that in the eyes of sinners sin is a very ugly and abominable thing. Yet again.
2 They are asham'd of their sin, and dare not own it, as appears by their palliations, excuses, and put offs: when sin was but young, yet Adam and Eve were asham'd of their First born (as lewd women are asham'd of their base born children) they cloaked, and hid their sin, Job 31.33. If they do well, what need excuses? if ill, excuses plead against it, and are accusations of its illness: They who were invited to the wedding made excuses, which were indeed proofs of their denials, and that they would not come, Mat. 22.•. their seeming civilities and apologies were arguments of their being criminal; all our figleaf aprons and coverings are proofs that we are atham'd of what we have done; yea, many times it is laid at the wrong door; Nature is blamed, as if the fault were in their constitution; the De is blam'd, because he tempted and beguiled;