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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 He that sinneth, as he is of the devil, and doth the devils work, so (yet further) he is a devil, is so of the devil, and so doth the devils work, as to have the name of, and to be called devil; he is as the devil to God, as a devil to himself, as a devil to others. S. Peter for one sin had the name of Satan, Mat. 16.23. but wicked men are called devils; Judas was a devil, Joh 6.70. Sin made Angels devils, and it makes men devils, Traitors (as Judas was) to their Lord and Master, Rev. 2.10. 'tis said, the devil shall cast some of you into prison; surely the devil did not appear in person to do it, but by his instruments, and agents, devils incarnate: Oh sinful sin, the work of the devil!
3 He that sinneth, as he is of the devil, and doth the devils work, so (yet further) he is a devil, is so of the devil, and so doth the devils work, as to have the name of, and to be called devil; he is as the devil to God, as a devil to himself, as a devil to others. S. Peter for one sin had the name of Satan, Mat. 16.23. but wicked men are called devils; Judas was a devil, Joh 6.70. Sin made Angels devils, and it makes men devils, Traytors (as Judas was) to their Lord and Master, Rev. 2.10. 'tis said, the devil shall cast some of you into prison; surely the devil did not appear in person to do it, but by his instruments, and agents, devils incarnate: Oh sinful sin, the work of the devil!
Let me here take occasion to offer to your view some sins, which are especially said to be ⟨p. 188⟩the devils sin, and they that do them are of, work for, and are like to, and called devils.