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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 7
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4. Such is the evil of sin, that if God should but approve of it and like it, if he should but like it when another have committed it, even that would cause him to cease to be God. Wicked men be ready to think because God is patient and long suffering, that God is of the same judgment ⟨p. 38⟩with themselves, Psal. 50. 21. Because I held my Peace thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes; it is the just temper and frame of wicked and ungodly men to this day; because God holds his peace, and comes not upon them to revenge sin presently; they be ready to think that God approves sin, and is of their judgment.
4. Such is the evil of sin, that if God should but approve of it and like it, if he should but like it when another have commited it, even that would cause him to cease to be God. Wicked men be ready to think because God is patient and long suffering, that God is of the same judgment ⟨p. 38⟩with themselves, Psal. 50. 21. Because I held my Peace thou thoughst that I was altogether such an one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes; it is the just temper and frame of wicked and ungodly men to this day; because God holds his peace, and comes not upon them to revenge sin presently; they be ready to think that God approves sin, and is of their judgment.
Indeed (saith a wicked man) many Ministers cry out of sin that it is very grievous, but I hope God will give liberty to my ways and walkings, sure God is not against them, he approves of them; otherwise why should God suffer me in them, and be so patient towards me in them? Oh! know when thou hast any such thought of God as this, thou blasphemest God: If that were true that thou thinkest, That God did approve of thy wicked ways, God must cease to be God, God would be God no longer.