A64834:69
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. › Sins contrariety to Man.
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2 Sin is against mans comfort and joy, 2Genes. 3.17. In sorrow shalt thou eat all the days of thy life; not one whole merry day! 'twere some comfort to a man, if after he had toiled and moiled all day, he could eat his bread with joy, and drink his wine with a merry heart, but sin will not suffer him; if he laugh sin turns it to madness, Eccl. 2.2. or else 'tis no better Music then the crackling of thorns, Eccl. 7.6. In Paradise the blessing of God on Adams diligent hand made him rich, and there was no sorrow with it; to allude to Prov. 10.22. but now mans sweet meats have sour sauces, in sorrow shalt thou eat, his bread is the bread of affliction.
2 Sin is against mans comfort and joy, 2Genes. 3.17. In sorrow shalt thou eat all the daies of thy life; not one whole merry day! 'twere some comfort to a man, if after he had toil'd and moil'd all day, he could eat his bread with joy, and drink his wine with a merry heart, but sin will not suffer him; if he laugh sin turns it to madness, Eccl. 2.2. or else 'tis no better Musick then the crackling of thorns, Eccl. 7.6. In Paradise the blessing of God on Adams diligent hand made him rich, and there was no sorrow with it; to allude to Prov. 10.22. but now mans sweet meats have sowre sawces, in sorrow shalt thou eat, his bread is the bread of affliction.
- 2His comfort and joy.