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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 In a Moral sense, for
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3 Mans darkness is apparent, 3by his walking in all manner of wickedness, which are called the works of darkness, Eph. 5.11. Good and holy works are of the light (and give light, for they shine, Mat. 5.20.) but wicked works are from darkness; Who but blind men would walk in dirt up to the ears, yea over head and ears? Solomon speaking of wicked men, Prov. 2.13. saith, that they leave the paths of uprightness, and walk in the ways of darkness; which is a clear argument of their darkness, especially if we add this consideration to it, the boldness of men in sinning (who more bold then the blind?) that they rush like horses into the battle, without fear or wit. Did men see the danger that attends sin and wickedness; would they follow it to destruction? Oh no; he goes after her as a •ol to the Stocks, till a Dart strikes through •s Liver; a•• Bird haste a to the snare, and ⟨p. 36⟩knows not, or sees not, that 'tis for his life, Prov. 7.22, 23. For in vain i• the Net spread in the sight of any Bled, Irov. 1.17. or of a seeing man.
3 Mans darkness is apparent, 3by his walking in all manner of wickedness, which are called the works of darkness, Eph. 5.11. Good and holy works are of the light (and give light, for they shine, Mat. 5.20.) but wicked works are from darkness; Who but blind men would walk in dirt up to the ears, yea over head and ears? Solomon speaking of wicked men,