A64834:361
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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6 They will and do witness against the sinfulness of refusing the tenders of the Gospel, and the offers of grace; quis nisi mentis inops, &c. 'tad wont to be said, who but fool• refuse gold when 'tis offered them? But ala• there are such fools as refuse Christ, and heaven, and happiness offered them, and will no be entreated to be reconciled, that they ma• be saved, but are set against the glory […] God, and their own salvation; now again•• these do the stones of the street, and the d•• of the Apostles feet bear witness, Luke 1• 40. Luke 9.5. and 10.10, 11. Indeed the• is not a sin but the Creation in whole, and […] the several parts doth bear witness against the very dullest and worst-natured creature have exceeded man, the Ox and Ass; a• ⟨p. 165⟩Dives his dogs had more humanity then Dives himself, and were witnesses against his cruelty. In short, whatever duties they teach, by that they convince of, and bear witness against the sins which are contrary to them duties, and whatever sins they convince of, they teach the duties contrary to them sins.
6 They will and do witness against the sinfulness of resusing the tenders of the Gospel, and the offers of grace; quis nisi mentis inops, &c. 'tad wont to be said, who but fool• refuse gold when 'tis offer'd them? But ala• there are such fools as refuse Christ, and heaven, and happiness offer'd them, and will no be entreated to be reconciled, that they ma• be saved, but are set against the glory 〈…〉 God, and their own salvation; now again these do the stones of the street, and the d of the Apostles feet bear witness,