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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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The Law of God is without sin in it self, 5and 'tis against sin in others: The Law being holy, just and good, that which breaks the Law must be unholy, unjust and evil: The Law discovers the authority, wisdom, will and goodness of God (in its primary intention and promulgation, for 'twas to life) sin must therefore be exceeding sinful, it being against all this: The Law discovered mans d• ty ⟨p. 167⟩and mans happiness ('twas the whole of man, in both these senses) how evil is sin then that is a contradiction of, and contrariety to both the duty and happiness of man; so that sin being a transgression of Gods good Law, the sinfulness of sin appears by the Commandment. More particularly.
The Law of God is without sin in it self, 5and 'tis against sin in others: The Law being holy, just and good, that which breaks the Law must be unholy, unjust and evil: The Law discovers the authority, wisdome, will and goodness of God (in its primary intention and promulgation, for 'twas to life) sin must therefore be exceeding sinful, it being against all this: The Law discover'd mans d• ty ⟨p. 167⟩and mans happiness ('twas the whole of man, in both these senses) how evil is sin then that is a contradiction of, and contrariety to both the duty and happiness of man; so that sin being a transgression of Gods good Law, the sinfulness of sin appears by the Commandment. More particularly.
- 5The Law doth witness against sin.
1 The Law is against sin before 'tis committed.