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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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So much shall suffice to have spoken of this, and thereby to have evinced the sinfulness of sin, from the confession of wicked men. I now proceed to call in other witnesses.
4 4As God, Angels and men have witnessed against sin, so the whole Creation doth witness against sin; not one creature between, or in heaven and earth, or under the earth, whither animate or inanimate, but proclaim the sinfulness of sin; not only the sensible, but insensible creatures can find a tongue and language to speak against sin: And that 1 With respect to themselves. 2 With respect to God and man.
- 4The whole Creation witnesseth against sin.
1 The whole Creation witnesseth against sin, as having done them a great deal of wrong and injury: that sin hath deprived them of their privilege, that they are not now as when they came out of Gods hand, and were made by him. When God looked on all that he had made, behold it was very good, Gen. 1.31. But ah, how are things altered since sin came into the world! The Angels he hath charged with folly, Job. 4.18. The Heavens are not clean in his sight, Job 15.15. Man in his best (now) estate is altogether vanity, Psa. 39.5. The Earth is under a curse,