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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. §31That you would sin no more, nor return again to folly; hear and fear, and do no more wickedly: 'tis sad to lick up vomits, and after being washed, to wallow in the mire, the latter end of such is worse then their beginning, 2 Pet. 2. and better it had been for them they had not known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to apostatize and depart from the holy Commandment: 'twill be difficult (next to impossible) to renew such again unto repentance, Heb. 6.6. and what can they expect but judgment, fiery indignation, and vengeance, Heb. 10.26-30. Oh, how is, and will the sin and condemnation of Apostates be aggravated! what, after all his kindness, wilt thou kick with the heel against him! after sin hath cost thee so many sighs and tears, and aching hearts, wilt thou make work for more! thou wilt have thy belly-full, for the back-slider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, he will have enough of it one day, Prov. 14.14. and then cry out, Oh, what an evil and a bitter thing is Apostasy! Oh, this evil heart of unbelief that made me (again) depart from (after my returning to serve) the living God!
3. §31That you would sin no more, nor return again to folly; hear and fear, and do no more wickedly: 'tis sad to lick up vomits, and after being washt, to wallow in the mire, the latter end of such is worse then their beginning, 2 Pet. 2. and better it had been for them they had not known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to apostatize and depart from the holy Commandment: 'twill be difficult (next to impossible) to renew such again unto repentance, Heb. 6.6. and what can they expect but judgment, fiery indignation, and vengeance,