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The Evil of Evils
The eighth book of Mr Jeremiah Burroughs. Being a treatise of the evil of evils, or the exceeding sinfulness of sin. Wherein is showed, 1 There is more evil in the least sin, than there is in the greatest affliction. 2 Sin is most opposite to God. 3 Sin is most opposite to mans good. 4 Sin is opposite to all good in general. 5 Sin is the poison, or evil of all other evils. 6 Sin hath a kind of infiniteness in it. 7 Sin makes a man conformable to the Devil. All these several heads are branched out into very many particulars. / Published by Thomas Goodwin, William Bridge, Sydrach Simpson, William Adderly, [double brace] William Greenhil, Philip Nigh, John Yates.The eighth book of Mr Jeremiah Burroughs. Being a treatise of the evil of evils, or the exceeding sinfulness of sin. Wherein is shewed, 1 There is more evil in the least sin, than there is in the greatest affliction. 2 Sin is most opposite to God. 3 Sin is most opposite to mans good. 4 Sin is opposite to all good in general. 5 Sin is the poyson, or evil of all other evils. 6 Sin hath a kind of infiniteness in it. 7 Sin makes a man conformable to the Devil. All these several heads are branched out into very many particulars. / Published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Bridge, Sydrach Sympson, William Adderly, [double brace] William Greenhil, Philip Nye, John Yates.
London: printed by Peter Cole, 1654
Title page typeset from the transcription.
THE EVIL of EVILS: OR, The Exceeding Sinfulness OF SIN. › Chapter 5
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now Secondly, There is more Evil in the least Sin, than there is in the greatest Affliction.
This I am now to make out unto you in these Six Particulars.
First, Sin is most opposite unto God himself, the chiefest Good. Secondly, Sin is most opposite unto Mans good: Affliction is not so opposite to the good of the Creature as Sin is. Thirdly, Sin is opposite unto all Good in General; and so will be discovered to be an Universal Evil. Fourthly, Sin, it is the Evil of all other Evils; it is that which is the very venom and poison of all other Evils whatsoever, therefore greatest. Fifthly, There is a kind of Infiniteness in sin, though not properly Infinite, it cannot be so, yet in the Nature of it, it hath a kind of infiniteness. Sixthly, The Evil of it is discovered, In the conformity sin hath with the Devil; there is no Creature that conspires against God, but only Devils and Sinful Men.
First, Sin is most opposite unto God himself, the chiefest Good. Secondly, Sin is most opposite unto Mans good: Affliction is not so opposite to the good of the Creature as Sin is. Thirdly, Sin is opposite unto all Good in General; and so will be discovered to be an Ʋniversal Evil. Fourthly, Sin, it is the Evil of all other Evils; it is that which is the very venom and poyson of all other Evils whatsoever, therefore greatest. Fifthly, There is a kind of Infinitness in sin, though not properly Infinite, it cannot be so, yet in the Nature of it, it hath a kind of infinitness. Sixtly, The Evil of it is discovered, In the conformity sin hath with the Devil; there is no Creature that conspires against God, but only Devils and Sinful Men.