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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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but sin reacheth and seizeth on soul and spirit, ⟨p. 196⟩and defiles the man, Math. 15.19, 20. This is the Canker, the Rottenness, the Plague, the Poison of the Soul; and sin is not only worse then any, but then all of these: yea, further, if our righteousness be but as a menstruous rag, Isa. 64.6. how filthy must our sin be? The Apostle St. Paul counted his righteousness which was of the Law to be but dung, Phil. 3. what did he reckon his injuriousness, persecution, and blasphemy then? surely as bad as death and hell; if not only our righteousness, but our righteousnesses, yea, all our righteousnesses be as filthy rags, as 'tis in that fore quoted place, Isa. 64.6. what is our sin, our sins, and all our sins? Ah how filthy beyond expression or imagination! yet again, sin is not only filthy, i. e. loathsome, but it is,
but sin reacheth and seizeth on soul and spirit, ⟨p. 196⟩and defiles the man, Math. 15.19, 20. This is the Canker, the Rottenness, the Plague, the Poyson of the Soul; and sin is not only worse then any, but then all of these: yea, further, if our righteousness be but as a menstruous rag, Isa. 64.6. how filthy must our sin be? The Apostle St. Paul counted his righteousness which was of the Law to be but dung, Phil. 3. what did he reckon his injuriousness, persecution, and blasphemy then? surely as bad as death and hell; if not only our righteousness, but our righteousnesses, yea, all our righteousnesses be as filthy rags, as 'tis in that fore quoted place, Isa. 64.6