A77976:390
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.
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.
He that is partner with a Thief, hates his own soul: there is an instance in that one sin, but it is true of every sin; for this must be taken as a rule to help you to understand the evil of sin, Know what is said of any one sin, is virtually true of all; that evil which is in any one sin, is virtually in any sin, he hates his own soul that goes on in any one sin: therefore if you will provide for your own good, you must abandon sin.
He that is partner with a Thief, hates his own soul: there is an instance in that one sin, but it is true of everie sin; for this must be taken as a rule to help you to understand the evil of sin, Know what is said of any one sin, is vertually true of all; that evil which is in any one sin, is vertually in any sin, he hates his own soul that goes on in anie one sin: therefore if you will provide for your own good, you must abandon sin.
Object. But it may be said, Is that Lawful for a man to abstain from sin out of self respects? for this I am upon, I am showing how sin is against our selves, and therefore urge you to abandon, and take heed of sin as it is against our selves; then this Question ariseth, What should we abstain from sin out of self respects? what good is in this? is that from grace?
Object. But it may be said, Is that Lawful for a man to abstain from sin out of self respects? for this I am upon, I am shewing how sin is against our selves, and therfore urge you to abandon, and take heed of sin as it is against our selves; then this Question ariseth, What should we abstain from sin out of self respects? what good is in this? is that from grace?
To that I answer three things.