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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 The creatures bear witness against the idleness of man, and the sinfulness thereof: Man was not to be idle in Paradise, every man should have a calling to follow, and should follow his calling; and he (saith the Apostle) that will not labour, must not eat; of idleness comes no good; yet alas how many busy-bodies are there, that do nothing but idle away their days? to these the creature speaks by his industry, and Solomon turns the Sluggard to the Ant to learn, Prov. 6.6.-11. 'Tis not only go to the Infidel, for he that provides not for his family is worse then an Infidel; but 'tis, go to the Ant: It may be thou hast a wife and children that want conveniences, yea necessaries, whilst thou art •dle; go to the Ant thou Sluggard.
3 The creatures bear witness against the idleness of man, and the sinfulness thereof: Man was not to be idle in Paradise, every man should have a calling to follow, and should follow his calling; and he (saith the Apostle) that will not labour, must not eat; of idleness comes no good; yet alas how many busie-bodies are there, that do nothing but idle away their daies? to these the creature speaks by his industry, and Solomon turns the Sluggard to the Ant to learn, Prov. 6.6.-11. 'Tis not only go to the Infidel, for he that provides not for his family is worse then an Infidel; but 'tis, go to the Ant: It may be thou hast a wife and children that want conveniences, yea necessaries, whilest thou art •dle; go to the Ant thou Sluggard.
4 Against ignorance, and its sinfulness, against mans non-observance of times and •easons, and the judgments of God, Jer. 8.•, 9. The Stork in the heaven knoweth her ppointed time; the Turtle, the Crane, and be Swallow, observe the time of their coming, but my people (wise though they think hemselves to be) do not know the judgment f the Lord; though they pretend skill in the ce of the Skies, yet discern not the signs of e times, they scarce know what time of y 'tis, nor that 'tis the day of their visitat.-, as 'tis in