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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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SIN, THE PLAGUE of PLAGUES; OR Sinful Sin the worst of Evils. › 3. Caution against Deed-sins.
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1. That good, and some of the best of men have been guilty hereof, and have suffered hereby; to instance but in two: the first is Jacob, who was exceeding tender of telling a lye, though 'twere to get a blessing, Gen. 27.11, 12. but this Jacob was so forgetful of, and did so long neglect and omit to pay his vow, which he made at Bethel, that God minds him of it, Gen. 35.1. and for the omission whereof, its supposed, that the afflictions mentioned in the former Chapter did befall him. The other Instance is Hezekiah, a good man and a good King, who ⟨p. 304⟩returned not to the Lord according to the benefit he had received, nor did answer the end of it, but was guilty of not being humble or thankful enough, though he sung a Song of Praise (and it seems, annually) unto God: and therefore wrath was upon him, 2 Chron. 32 25. with Isa. 38.20. Alas, how apt are good men to neglect Duties, and especially returning ones, even them of praise; and for these things sake the wrath of God comes on his own Children, as for gross sins, it comes upon the children of disobedience, Eph. 5.5, 6. How dear did it cost the Spouse her not opening to her Be•oved, Cant. 5.6, 7.
1. That good, and some of the best of men have been guilty hereof, and have suffered hereby; to instance but in two: the first is Jacob, who was exceeding tender of telling a lye, though 'twere to get a blessing, Gen. 27.11, 12. but this Jacob was so forgetful of, and did so long neglect and omit to pay his vow, which he made at Bethel, that God minds him of it, Gen. 35.1