A77976:413
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.
CHAP. XLI.
That Sin is the Evil and Poison of all other Evils, showed in several Particulars: First, Its the strength of all Evils. Secondly, Its the sting of Affliction. Thirdly, Its the Curse of all Evils, opened in Five Particulars. Fourthly, Sin is the shame of all Evils. Fifthly, The eternity of all Evil comes from Sin.
That Sin is the Evil and Poyson of all other Evils, shewed in several Particulars: First, Its the strength of all Evils. Secondly, Its the sting of Affliction. Thirdly, Its the Curse of all Evils, opened in Five Particulars. Fourthly, Sin is the shame of all Evils. Fifthly, The eternity of all Evil comes from Sin.
There are Four Things, which except we be well instructed in, and know, we know nothing to Purpose: Except we know God, and Sin, and Christ, and Eternity: These are the Four great Things that you had need to be well instructed in: The knowledge of Sin I have endeavoured to set before you: In this Argument I have ⟨p. 328⟩showed you the evil of fin above all affliction. The next thing I am to Open to you, is the Fourth General Head, Propounded in the Fifth Chapter.
THere are Four Things, which except we be well instructed in, and know, we know nothing to Purpose: Except we know God, and Sin, and Christ, and Eternity: These are the Four great Things that you had need to be well instructed in: The knowledge of Sin I have endeavored to set before you: In this Argument I have