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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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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⟩1 Chro. 21.1. in Peters denying his Master, Luk. 22.31, 32. he tempted to the first sin, and hath tempted all men to sin (and to all sin) ever since: 'tis the devils work, and sin, to tempt others to sin, and they that do so, do the devils work.
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 murthering his brother, 1 Joh. 3.12. in Judas's treason, Lu. 22.2. in Ananias's lye, Act. 5.3. in Davids numbring the people, ⟨p. 190⟩1 Chro. 21.1. in Peters denying his Master, Luk. 22.31, 32. he tempted to the first sin, and hath tempted all men to sin (and to all sin) ever since: 'tis the devils work, and sin, to tempt others to sin, and they that do so, do the devils work.