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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.
5. By sending others to ensnare and trepan them; they that employ such decoys, are in part guilty of their sin, and Christ Jesus called it Tempting, when such were employed to entangle and ensnare him. The Pharisees sent the Herodians, who should feign themselves just men, and praise him into a snare, and court him into (crimen laesae majestatis) a crime against Caesar: They pretend a case of conscience, but saith our Saviour to this sort of men (Spies and Catchpoles) Why tempt ye me, ye Hypocrites: They that were employed sinned, and so did they that employed them. See the story, Mat. 22. and Luke 20. I shall name no more, though ⟨p. 341⟩there be too many more of this nature; but add only one other thing, whereby we may occasion other mens sins. As,
5. By sending others to insnare and trepan them; they that employ such decoys, are in part guilty of their sin, and Christ Jesus called it Tempting, when such were employed to intangle and insnare him. The Pharisees sent the Herodians, who should feign themselves just men, and praise him into a snare, and court him into (crimen laesae majestatis) a crime against Caesar: They pretend a case of conscience, but saith our Saviour to this sort of men (Spies and Catchpoles) Why tempt ye me, ye Hypocrites: They that were employed sinned, and so did they that employed them. See the story, Mat. 22. and Luke 20. I shall name no more, though ⟨p. 341⟩there be too many more of this nature; but add only one other thing, whereby we may occasion other mens sins. As,