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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.
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.
1. By enticement and solicitation; 'tis a sad employment to be sins solicitor, yet too many such there are; Pimps, Bawds, and Panders for ⟨p. 339⟩lust and sin: and though the solicited person do not sin, as Joseph did not, yet the solicitor is a sinner, as his Mistress was. There are sinners that go up and down (like the Devil) to entice others to sin, Prov. 1.10-16. even flattery hath a force in it, and offers a kind of violence, as Prov. 7.21.
1. By inticement and sollicitation; 'tis a sad employment to be sins sollicitor, yet too many such there are; Pimps, Bawds, and Panders for ⟨p. 339⟩lust and sin: and though the sollicited person do not sin, as Joseph did not, yet the sollicitor is a sinner, as his Mistress was. There are sinners that go up and down (like the Devil) to entice others to sin, Prov. 1.10-16. even flattery hath a force in it, and offers a kind of violence, as Prov. 7.21.
2. By Importunity; Delilah made poor Samson almost weary of his life, she never left him till she had undone him; he stood it out a great while, but her importunity prevailed at last, Judg. 16.16, 17. and 'twas by much fair speech, or importunity that the Harlot prevailed with the young man, who it may be was going about his business, and thought no hurt, till she importuned him,