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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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5 5Mans darkness is seen by this; That he stumbles, and knows not at what, Joh. 11.9, 10. Pro• 4.19 Sinners are ever and anon stumbling […] Christ Jesus, they are offended at him, but cannot tell for what; something they would complain of, and find fault with, if they knew wha• but quaerunt nodum in scirpo they seek faults whe• none are to be found; yet rather then not […] offended, this shall be his crime, that he is guil• of none; and the reason why they find so mu•• fault with God, is, because he finds out the ⟨p. 37⟩faults, and finds fault with them: Mans waspishness and touchiness, his being so captious and ready to take offence at God and godliness, are clear discoveries of his darkness; for did they know him, they would never crucify, nor be offended with the Lord of Life, light and glory: Blessed he that is not offended with Christ.
5 5Mans darkness is seen by this; That he stumbles, and knows not at what, Joh. 11.9, 10. Pro• 4.19 Sinners are ever and anone stumbling 〈…〉 Christ Jesus, they are offended at him, but connot tell for what; something they would complain of, and find fault with, if they knew wha• but quaerunt nodum in scirpo they seek faults whe• none are to be found; yet rather then not 〈…〉 offended, this shall be his crime, that he is guil• of none; and the reason why they find so mu•• fault with God, is, because he finds out the