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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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5. I might hence infer the beauty, the transcendent and incomparable beauty of Holiness, how lovely a thing it is in the eyes of God, and ought to be in the eyes of men: this is the thing that is so agreeable and pleasing to God, so adorning and beneficial to man. The black spot of sin sets off the beauty of Holiness (contraria juxta see posita magis elucescunt.) But having in a Discourse by it self (and which I have published in Print) I say, having already spoken thereunto, I refer you to that Sermon, and shall add no more to this Head here.
5. I might hence infer the beauty, the transcendent and incomparable beauty of Holiness, how lovely a thing it is in the eyes of God, and ought to be in the eyes of men: this is the thing that is so agreeable and pleasing to God, so adorning and beneficial to man. The black spot of sin sets off the beauty of Holiness (contraria juxta se posita magis elucescunt.) But having in a Discourse by it self (and which I have published in Print) I say, having already spoken thereunto, I refer you to that Sermon, and shall adde no more to this Head here.
Secondly, 1I shall draw some Inferences from the Consideration of Sin, as 'tis contrary to the good of Man.
- 1Sins being against mans good, infers.
1. §11Then I infer, that they are miserably mistaken that seek for any good in Sin; as sin is, so its effects are, all evil to man: there are (woe unto them) that call evil good, or as 'tis in the Margin,