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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. §3Sin is worse then the Devil: 1the Devil is indeed a terrible Enemy, the evil and envious one, the hater of mankind, but he knows he can nor damn nor hurt men without sin: Sin can do that without the Devil, which the Devil cannot do without sin, and that is, undo men. God and the Devil are not so contrary as God and Sin; for the Devil hath something •eft (viz.) a Being which was of God: but sin never was nor can be of God, he is neither Author of, nor Tempter to it, James 1.13. Sin made the Devil what he is (as a Devil) the Devil was not made so of God: as to man, the Devil ('tis true) doth now seek to devour him, but he cannot do it without sin, nor can he compel any man to sin. But,
3. §3Sin is worse then the Devil: 1the Devil is inde•d a terrible Enemy, the evil and envious one, the hater of mankind, but he knows he can nor damn nor hurt men without sin: Sin can do that without the Devil, which the Devil cannot do without sin, and that is, undo men. God and the Devil are not so contrary as God and Sin; for the Devil hath something •eft (viz.) a Being which was of God: but sin never was nor can be of God, he is neither Author of, nor Tempter to it, James 1.13. Sin made the Devil what he is (as a Devil) the Devil was not made so of God: as to man, the Devil ('tis true) doth now seek to devour him, but he cannot do it without sin, nor can he compel any man to sin. But,
- 1Sin is worse then the Devil.