A77976:406
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.
First, Sin spoils all Good, takes away the Beauty and Excellency of all Good whatsoever: It may be said of any thing that hath an Excellency when Sin comes, as its said of Reuben, Gen. 49. 4. His Excellency is gone, is departed, he shall not excel: therefore Rom. 8. 20. it is said (through the Sin of man) All Creatures be subject to vanity, the whole world is put under vanity through mans Sin. Now then it appears by that, that the Lustre, and Beauty, and Excellency of Glory of all things in this world, are spoiled by the Sin of man, for all is put under vanity by Sin; and Sin not only makes the heart vain, and so is against our selves, but all things in the world is put under vanity by Sin; the Excellency of thy Estate, of thy Parts, the Excellency of any Creature thou doest enjoy, all is spoiled through Sin: therefore Tit. 1. 15. it is said, All things be unclean to the sinner: saith he, To him that is unclean, all things are unclean. This is the first, Your Sin is opposite to all Good, spoils all Good.
First, Sin spoils all Good, takes away the Beauty and Excellency of all Good whatsoever: It may be said of any thing that hath an Excellencie when Sin comes, as its said of Reuben, Gen. 49. 4. His Excellency is gone, is departed, he shall not excel: therefore Rom. 8. 20. it is said (through the Sin of man) All Creatures be subject to vanity, the whol world is put under vanitie through mans Sin. Now then it appears by that, that the Lustre, and Beautie, and Excellencie of Glorie of all things in this world, are spoiled by the Sin of man, for all is put under vanitie by Sin; and Sin not only makes the heart vain, and so is against our selves, but all things in the world is put under vanitie by Sin; the Excellencie of thy Estate, of thy Parts, the Excellencie of any Creature thou doest enjoy, all is spoiled through Sin: therfore Tit. 1. 15. it is said, All things be unclean to the sinner: saith he, To him that is unclean, al things are unclean. This is the first, Your Sin is opposite to al Good, spoils al Good.