A Body of Practical Divinity

3. Sin produceth all Temporal Evil. Lam. 1.8. Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, ergo she is removed. It is the Trojan Horse, it hath Sword, and Famine, and Pestilence in the Belly of it. Sin is a Coal, that not only blacks but burns. Sin creates all our Troubles; it puts Gravel into our Bread, Wormwood in our Cup. Sin rots the Name, consumes the Estate, buries Relations. Sin shoots the flying Roll of God's Curses into a Family and Kingdom, Zach. 5.4. It is reported of Phocas, having built a Wall of mighty strength about his City, there was a voice heard, [Greek or Hebrew], Sin is within the City, and that will throw down the Wall.

3. Sin produceth all Temporal Evil. Lam. 1.8. Ierusalem hath grievously sinned, ergo she is removed. It is the Trogan Horse, it hath Sword, and Famine, and Pestilence in the Belly of it. Sin is a Coal, that not only blacks but burns. Sin creates all our Troubles; it puts Gravel into our Bread, Wormword in our Cup. Sin rots the Name, consumes the Estate, buries Relations. Sin shoots the flying Roll of God's Curses into a Family and Kingdom, Zach. 5.4. It is reported of Phocas, having built a Wall of mighty strength about his City, there was a voice heard, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Sin is within the City, and that will throw down the Wall.

4. Sin unrepented of brings final damnation. The canker that breeds in the Rose is the cause of its perishing; and corruptions that breed in Mens Souls, are the cause of their damning. Sin without Repentance brings the second death, Rev. 20.14. that is, mors sine morte, Bern. a death always dying. Sins pleasure will turn to sorrow at last; like the Book the Prophet did eat,