A64834:517
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. §31There is none of the good called Pleasure to be had from or by sin: 'tis true indeed, the pleasures of sin are much talked of, and we read of some that take pleasure in unrighteousness, 2 Thes. 2.12. and of some (impudent and brazen-faced that they were) who though they knew the ⟨p. 250⟩Judgment of God, yet took pleasure to do, and in them that did, such things as were worthy of death, Rom. 1.32. and there were that lived in pleasure on the earth (and seemed to grow fat by it) nourishing themselves, but 'twas for the day of slaughter, James 5.5. Notwithstanding all this, we doubt not to make it evident, that there is no such thing (as they talked of or dreamt of) pleasure in, from, or by sin. Pleasure is the contentment and satisfaction of a mans mind in what he doth or hath; but sinners have none of this from sin. For,
3. §31There is none of the good called Pleasure to be had from or by sin: 'tis true indeed, the pleasures of sin are much talked of, and we read of some that take pleasure in unrighteousness, 2 Thes. 2.12. and of some (impudent and brazen-fac'd that they were) who though they knew the ⟨p. 250⟩Judgment of God, yet took pleasure to do, and in them that did, such things as were worthy of death, Rom. 1.32. and there were that lived in pleasure on the earth (and seemed to grow fat by it) nourishing themselves, but 'twas for the day of slaughter, James 5.5