A64834:613
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. Take heed of sins of Commission.
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. I say this, there are snares in our Callings, the Devil lays his nets and baits every where: he lays his snares to entangle us, not only in our general, but particular Callings, to turn all our duties into sins. Many men do sin, and most men are liable (being tempted) to sin in their Callings. There are many temptations attend and wait on every Calling; and were I to speak to men of any Calling, I would follow the example ⟨p. 320⟩of St. John, Luke 3.10. &c. who spake to every one according to the sin he was guilty of, or tempted to in his place: The Publicans were very great oppressors, and therefore he calls on them to exact no more then their due; your stated and appointed allowance; the soldiers were boisterous and unruly, and therefore he speaks to them to do violence to no man, or (as in the Margin) to put no man in fear; do not trepan men, and falsely accuse them; do not plunder and steal, but be content with your pay. But seeing I cannot speak to every particular, I will lay before you some things in general, which may be applied to each and every one.
3. I say this, there are snares in our Callings, the Devil lays his nets and baits every where: he lays his snares to intangle us, not only in our general, but particular Callings, to turn all our duties into sins. Many men do sin, and most men are liable (being tempted) to sin in their Callings. There are many temptations attend and wait on every Calling; and were I to speak to men of any Calling, I would follow the example ⟨p. 320⟩of St. John, Luke 3.10. &c. who spake to every one according to the sin he was guilty of, or tempted to in his place: The Publicans were very great oppressors, and therefore he calls on them to exact no more then their due; your stated and appointed allowance; the souldiers were boisterous and unruly, and therefore he speaks to them to do violence to no man, or (as in the Margine) to put no man in fear; do not trepan men, and falsely accuse them; do not plunder and steal, but be content with your pay. But seeing I cannot speak to every particular, I will lay before you some things in general, which may be applyed to each and every one.