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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
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THE CONTENTS.
CHAP. 1 That it's a very Evil Choice, To Choose Sin, rather than Affliction. Page 1 Chap. 2 The Servants of God, have Chose the most dreadful Afflictions, rather than the least Sin. 5 Chap. 3 There is some good in affliction, but none in sin: First, No good of Entity: Secondly, No good of Causality: Thirdly, No good Principle from whence sin can come: Fourthly, No good annexed as is to afflictions, viz. 1 Of Promise. 2 Of Evidence. 3 Of Blessing. Also Five different workings of the hearts of the Saints under sin, and under affliction. Fifthly, It's not capable of any Good, 1 Add all the good to sin that all the Creatures in heaven and earth have, yet it cannot make sin good. 2 Good ends, though 1 To help against temptation, 2 To do good to others, 3 To glorify God, cannot make sin good, 4 God cannot make sin good. Sixthly, It's not comparatively good. 10 Chap. 4 Uses: And Nine Consectaries of excellent use, viz. 1 Sin is not the work of God. 2 Sins promises are all Delusions. 3 Sin cannot be the Object of a rational Creature. 4 Nothing that's good should be ventured for sin. 5 Nothing that's good to be made serviceable to sin. 6 The mistake of making sin the chiefest good. ⟨image 10⟩7 Time spent in sin, lost. 8 The wicked, useless members. 9 Sin needeth no debate whether to be done, or not. 23 Chap. 5 There is more Evil in the least sin, than in the greatest affliction; Opened in six Particulars, being the General Scope of the whole Treatise. 30 Chap. 6 Sin most opposite to God the chiefest Good, Opened in Four Heads: 1 Sin most opposite to Gods Nature. 2 Sin opposite in its working against God. 3 Sin wrongs God more than any thing else. 4 Sin strikes at Gods Being. 33 Chap. 7 Sin in it self opposite to God, showed in five things: 1 Nothing directly contrary to God but sin: 2 God would cease to be God, if but one drop of sin in him: 3 Sin so opposite to God, that he cease to be God, if He did but cause sin to be in another: 4 He should cease to be God, […] he did but approve it in others: 5 Sin would cause God to cease to be, if he did not hate sin as much as he doth. 35 Chap. 8 The workings of sin is always against God. The Scripture calls it, 1 Enmity. 2 Walking contrary. 3 Fighting. 4 Resisting. 5 Striving. 6 Rising against God. 41 Chap. 9 How sin resist God: 1 It's a hating of God. 2 It's rebellion against God. 3 It's a despising of God. 42 Chap.