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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 Deceivers and seducers are of the devil, who is the deceiver, Rev. 12.9. & 20.12. the old Serpent that deceived Eve, and deceiveth the whole world: They that deceive the souls of men, are like the devil, whither it be done by calling the truth into question, as the devil did at first, and against which the Apostle speaks, 2 Cor. 11.2, •or whither by abusing and wresting, or false quoting of Scripture, 2 Pet. 3.16. as the devil did, Mat. 4.6. or by transforming themselves into Angels of light (as the devil doth 2 Cor. 11.14. they that sin in the name of the Lord, and attribute that to the spirit, which is but their fancy, if not a falsehood; or whither it be done by false and pretended miracles, after the manner of Satan, 2 Thes. 2.9, 10.
4 They that tempt men to sin come under the devils denomination, and do his work, who is the tempter, Ma. 4.1 & 1 Thes. 3.15. he tempts all men to one or other sin; the devil had a hand in Cains murdering his brother, 1 Joh. 3.12. in Judas's treason, Lu. 22.2. in Ananias's lye, Act. 5.3. in Davids numbering the people, ⟨p. 190⟩