Sin, the Plague of Plagues

1. In its Universality, how it hath extended and spread it self over all the world; there is no Land or Nation, Tribe, Language, Kindred, or ⟨p. 197⟩People, where it hath not been known, from the rising of the Sun to the going down thereof, all Climates, hot and cold, all Quarters of the world, Americans, Africans, Asians, and Europeans have all been infected; not only Sodom or Samaria, but Jerusalem and Zion were infected and ruined by it: 'tis here, and there, and every where, but in Heaven. Beside this, it hath infected all Ages, 'tis almost as old as the world; it hath run in a blood from Adam to Moses, and so on to this day, 'tis a plague that hath lasted almost 6000 years; yea, which is more, not one man hath escaped it; all kind of men, of all ranks and qualities, high and low, rich and poor, Kings and Beggars have been infected by it; the wise, the learned, as well as foolish and illiterate, Rom. 3.9, 10. who is there that hath lived and sinned not, our Saviour excepted? and if any man say he hath not sinned, he sins in saying so. By one man sin came into the world, but since, not one man but every man hath sinned, all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God, Rom. 3.23. and death came upon all, in as much as all had sinned, Rom. 5.12. If all men are mortal, then all are sinners, for death came in by sin; where there is no sin, there's no death, as in Heaven. Rev. 21.4. All men have died of this plague, yea, our Lord and Saviour had not died, if he had not been made sin for us. Moreover this Leprosy hath spread it self not only on whole mankind, but on the whole of man; every whit of every man is infected, it hath made flesh and spirit filthy, 2 Cor. 7.1. from the crown of •he head to the sole of the foot, there's no sound ⟨p. 198⟩part in him all (as I instanced above) all his members are servants to sin; and 'tis no better within,