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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. › 2. Take heed of sins of Commission.
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6. By declaring a thing otherwise then the truth is, by mincing and equivocating; there are instances more then enough, wherein good men have been guilty in this kind, which I speak, that Saints as well as sinners, may hear and fear, and not do wickedly. Abraham prevails with Sarah to say she was his sister, whereby Pharaoh concluded she was not his wife, and took her; but when God plagued Pharaoh for so doing, he reasons the case with Abraham. What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me she was thy wife? so I might have taken her to be my wife, &c. a severe expostulation and an upbraid, Gen. 12. and yet Chap. 20. Abraham is at it again, and meets with a more plain and home rebuke, and is charged with no less then sin by Abimelech, vers. 9. Thou (even thou) hast brought on me and my Kingdom a great sin, thou hast done deeds unto me, that ought not to be done; he lays the sin at Abraham's door, and Sarah also (for her suppleness) had a reproof from him, vers. 16. yet after all this, Abraham's Son Isaac is found tardy in the same thing, and meets with the same rebuke, and that from one who pretended not to such, or so much Religion as Isaac did, Gen. 26. Alas, how many by taking false oaths, and bearing false witness, give occasion to Judges to justify the wicked, and condemn the righteous. Much more might be spoken to these things, but a word to the wise is sufficient.
6. By declaring a thing otherwise then the truth is, by mincing and equivocating; there are instances more then enough, wherein good men have been guilty in this kind, which I speak, that Saints as well as sinners, may hear and fear, and not do wickedly. Abraham prevails with Sarah to say she was his sister, whereby Pharaoh concluded she was not his wife, and took her; but when God plagued Phara•h for so doing, he reasons the case with Abraham. What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me she was thy wife? so I might have taken her to be my wife, &c. a severe expostulation and an upbraid, Gen. 12. and yet Chap. 20. Abraham is at it again, and meets with a more plain and home rebuke, and is charged with no less then sin by Abimelech, vers. 9. Thou (even thou) hast brought on me and my Kingdom a great sin, thou hast done deeds unto me, that ought not to be done; he lays the sin at Abrahams door, and Sarah also (for her suppleness) had a reproof from him, vers. 16. yet after all this, Abrahams Son Isaac is found tandy in the same thing, and meets with the same rebuke, and that from one who pretended not to such, or so much Religion as Isaac did,