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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 22
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.
1 In 1 Sam. 6. 19. there you have this example, that the men of Beth-sh••esh, when the Ark came to them they did but look into the Ark out of curiosity, for ought we know for no other end but merely out of curiosity: Now because the Ark was a holy thing, and none but the Priests of God were to meddle with it, God did presently at an instant slay fifty thousand, and three score and ten men of them: Upon this the text saith, these men beholding this severity of God for this offence, they all said, Oh! who shall stand before the holy God! If God be so holy that he cannot bear so small a sin as this did appear to men, that but for looking into the Ark so many thousands shall be slain presently: who can stand before the holy Lord! Many of you ⟨p. 120⟩have slight thoughts of the Lord and his Holiness, and think you may be bold and presumptuous, you venture upon greater offences than this was; but these men upon the venturing upon this one thing, above fifty thousand are slain presently: This is the displeasure of God against sin, though very small to our thoughts.
1 In 1 Sam. 6. 19. there you have this example, that the men of Beth-sh••esh, when the Ark came to them they did but look into the Ark out of curiositie, for ought we know for no other end but meerly out of curiositie: Now because the Ark was a holy thing, and none but the Priests of God were to meddle with it, God did presently at an instant slay fiftie thousand, and three score and ten men of them: Upon this the text saith, these men beholding this severitie of God for this offence, they all said, Oh! who shall stand before the holy God! If God be so holy that he cannot bear so smal a sin as this did appear to men, that but for looking into the Ark so many thousands shall be slain presently: who can stand before the holy Lord! Many of you ⟨p. 120⟩have slight thoughts of the Lord and his Holiness, and think you may be bold and presumptuous, you venture upon greater offences than this was; but these men upon the venturing upon this one thing, above fiftie thousand are slain presently: This is the displeasure of God against sin, though very smal to our thoughts.