A64834:621
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.
7. Take heed of abusing and grinding the face of the poor, Isa. 3.15. either, 1. By taking advantage of their necessity; you know they must have it, because they need it, and their necessity is urgent, Oh, do not be cruel to them; you know they must sell at the weeks end to buy bread, or at Quarters end to pay Rent; Oh, do not oppress them, and add affliction to their affliction, by making them under-sell the sweat of their brow, and labour of their hands; ⟨p. 326⟩woe to thee, if the spoil of the poor be in thy house, Isa 3.15. Nor do thou take any advantage of their ignorance, to over-reach and defraud them: ignorance should be pitied, and the unskilful should be well used; it may be, he refers himself to thee; Oh, do not put a bad for a good commodity into his hands. Or,
7. Take heed of abusing and grinding the face of the poor, Isa. 3.15. either, 1. By taking advantage of their necessity; you know they must have it, because they need it, and their necessity is urgent, Oh, do not be cruel to them; you know they must sell at the weeks end to buy bread, or at Quarters end to pay Rent; Oh, do not oppress them, and add affliction to their affliction, by making them under-sell the sweat of their brow, and labour of their hands; ⟨p. 326⟩wo to thee, if the spoil of the poor be in thy house, Isa 3.15. Nor do thou take any advantage of their ignorance, to over-reach and defraud them: ignorance should be pitied, and the unskilful should be well used; it may be, he refers himself to thee; Oh, do not put a bad for a good commodity into his hands. Or,
2. Grind them not by detaining the wages of the poor work-men; Oh, do not think of growing rich by the poor mans money; do not put him off till to morrow, when thou hast it by thee; if thou shouldst not doit in point of charity, much less in a case of justice. This is a crying sin, as you may read,