A64834:398
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
5 The Exemplary part doth (the examples recorded in the Gospel do) witness against sin, as the examples of the Old Testament, so them of the New are registered as witnesses against sin: The examples of good men and good things are set up as way marks to show us what to do; the examples of the wicked as Sea-marks to show us what to avoid; the good examples are, that we may not sin by omission of good, Heb. 12.1. the bad, that we may not sin by commission of evil, 1 Cor. 10.6.-11. Abraham's faith, Moses's meekness, Jobs patience, &c. they are examples for us to follow, that we should tread in their steps. Ananias and Sapphira's lying, Judas his covetousness and Apostasy, &c. are written for our example, that we might hear and fear, and not do so wickedly.
5 The Exemplary part doth (the examples recorded in the Gospel do) witness against sin, as the examples of the Old Testament, so them of the New are registred as witnesses against sin: The examples of good men and good things are set up as way marks to shew us what to do; the examples of the wicked as Sea-marks to shew us what to avoid; the good examples are, that we may not sin by omission of good, Heb. 12.1. the bad, that we may not sin by commission of evil, 1 Cor. 10.6.-11. Abrahams faith, Moses's meekness, Jobs patience, &c. they are examples for us to follow, that we should tread in their steps. Ananias and Saphira's lying, Judas his covetousness and Apostasie, &c. are written for our example, that we might hear and fear, and not do so wickedly.
6 The Experiences that any have had of Gods goodness, and their own deceitful and evil hearts, and what they have suffered by sin, do all bear witness against sin: Hath God been so and so good, and are ye so foolish to