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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.
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XIII. Sin is the seed of Eternal evil, therefore more hurtful to man than Affliction. An Use thereof, Then see that those men are deceived that think to provide well for themselves by Sin. Use. 2. The Ministry of the Word is for our good, as well as Gods glory.
XIII. Sin is the seed of Eternal evil, therefore more hurtful to man than Affliction. An Use therof, Then see that those men are deceived that think to provide well for themselves by Sin. Use. 2. The Ministry of the Word is for our good, as well as Gods glory.
XIII. Further, Sin it is a principal evil; so I call it, because it is a principal of Eternal evil to the Creature, (I beseech you observe what I mean) I do not mean that it deserves eternal evil only, but of it self it is eternal evil. As thus, Grace doth not only deserve eternal happiness, but it is the seed of eternal happiness, it is that principle, that if let alone will grow to eternal happiness. So sin doth not only deserve eternal misery, but it is the seed of eternal evil, and sin it self will be executioner upon the soul, and will prove an intolerable misery to the soul. Though sin be the very element in which many men and women live and so delight themselves: yet be it known, That this sin doth not only deserve that God should bring his wrath upon thee for it, but that sin will prove eternal torment to thee. As thus, The Fish that plays and leaps in the water, ⟨p. 294⟩the water is the element to the Fish that it delights in; but if you put fire under this water if in a vessel, then that water that was the element in which the Fish skipped, and plaid, and delighted it self, that water will be torture and torment to the Fish boiling hot: So sin is the element where men play, and delight in sinful ways, as the Fish in the water, but when God comes and mingles wrath with sin, then that very sin which was thy delight, shall be torture and torment, and so a principle of eternal evil it shall be to you. Thus sin is another manner of evil than affliction; as thus, Afflictions though in Diseases they bring pains and sorrows to the Body, the matter of this will wear out in time, and so the Disease will fall; but sin is such a principal evil and misery to the Creature, as it will never go out, but continues a principal of eternal misery. Thus you have seen how sin is against our own good. Somewhat I would fain say by way of APPLICATION in this work.