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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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1 Murder, especially soul-murder, of which Antichrist the devils Son is hugely guilty, in making merchandise of souls, Rev. 18.13. and lying Prophets that hunt souls, Ezek. 13.18, 19, 20. that devour and destroy souls, Ezek. 22.25.27. The devil was a murderer from the beginning, Joh. 8.44. and they that murder are (as Cain was) of the devil, 1 Joh. 3.12. the rise of murder is from anger and hatred, who so hateth his brother is a murderer, 1 Joh. 3.15. therefore, saith the Apostle: be not angry, so as to sin; let not the Sun go down on your wrath, for that's to give place to the devil, Eph. 4.26, 27. Pride is for contention, and that's for murder: Pride produceth discontent, discontent produceth envy, and envy, hatred and malice, and hence comes murder: If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, this is not only earthly and sensual, but devilish, James 3.14, 15. So that originally the devils sin, and his condemnation, was from pride, 1 Tim. 3.6. Pride made him discontented, envious, angry, and a murderer; and so it did Cain his eldest Son, as a murderer: The proud spirit lusteth to envy, James 4.5.-7. and when S. Peter teacheth us how to resist the devil, he tells us, it must be by submission and humility, 1 Pet. 5.5.-8.
1 Murther, especially soul-murther, of which Antichrist the devils Son is hugely guilty, in making merchandize of souls,