A64834:571
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.
SIN, THE PLAGUE of PLAGUES; OR Sinful Sin the worst of Evils. › 2. Against sinful Words.
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.
2. §21Against sinful Words.
- 1Not in Wordsins.
As I have endeavoured before to clear the Heart, so now to clear and cleanse the Mouth, that as there might not be an evil thought in that, so not an evil word in this: persons too many are apt to think that words are but wind, things that they shall not account for, and therefore are so bold and daring as to say, as Psal. 12.4. with our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own, who is Lord over us? we may speak what we will, and we will speak what we may: Oh, what an unruly tongue hath that man, who can say his tongue is his own! Patient Job in a fit of passion did say, let me alone that I may speak, and come of me what will, Job 13.13. Alas, is't not thus with many, when we tell them of the sinfulness of sin and of tongue-sins, they fly in our faces, and say, hold your peace, we will speak, let there come on us what will. Ob desperate!
As I have endeavoured before to clear the Heart, so now to clear and cleanse the Mouth, that as there might not be an evil thought in that, so not an evil word in this: persons too many are apt to think that words are but wind, things that they shall not account for, and therefore are so bold and daring as to say, as Psal. 12.4. with our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own, who is Lord over us? we may speak what we will, and we will speak what we may: Oh, what an unruly tongue hath that man, who can say his tongue is his own! Patient Job in a fit of passion did say, let me alone that I may speak, and come of me what will,