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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 That sinners dare not own what they have done, but are ashamed of it, is evident by this, they deny that they have sinned, and commit a sin to cover sin; 'tis an hard and difficult thing to bring sinners to confession, sin is such a shameful thing: 'Tis said of the adulterous woman, Prov. 30.20 she eateth (viz. her stolen bread in secret, Ch 9.17.) and wipeth her mouth (which argues 'twas foul and filthy) and says, I have done no wickedness, she will sin to avoid the scandal of her sin. When Gehazi had taken a reward (by lying in his Masters name) of Naaman the Syrian, and was returned, his Master asked him where he had been; saith he, thy servant hath been no where, 2 Kings 5.15, 16. He was so ashamed of what he had done, he durst not own it: and this is a clear discovery, that sin is an ugly thing, that sinners will not, dare not stand to avow and justify it. But
3 That sinners dare not own what they have done, but are asham'd of it, is evident by this, they deny that they have sinned, and commit a sin to cover sin; 'tis an hard and difficult thing to bring sinners to confession, sin is such a shameful thing: 'Tis said of the adulterous woman, Prov. 30.20 she eateth (viz. her stoln bread in secret, Ch 9.17.) and wipeth her mouth (which argues 'twas foul and filthy) and says, I have done no wickedness, she will sin to avoid the scandal of her sin. When Gehazi had taken a reward (by lying in his Masters name) of Naaman the Syrian, and was returned, his Master askt him where he had been; saith he, thy servant hath been no where, 2 Kings 5.15, 16. He was so asham'd of what he had done, he durst not own it: and this is a clear discovery, that sin is an ugly thing, that sinners will not, dare not stand to avow and justifie it. But