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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
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3 The Curse of Afflictions when they come for Sin, is in this, That all Afflictions that come merely for sin, they are but forerunners of the miseries of Hell it self; I say they are the forerunners of the very forments of Hell: Let the affliction be never so little in it self, yet it is the harbinger and forerunner of those dreadful eternal torments that thou must bear; it is but a Messenger from the Lord, whatsoever they are: What dost thou feel them grievous and tedious for the present? some grievous tedious distemper, trouble or disease thou hast; they are but a taste of that bitter Cup full of wrath, and they do but give thee notice of what dreadful things thou art to endure when time shall be no more.
3 The Curse of Afflictions when they come for Sin, is in this, That all Afflictions that come meerly for sin, they are but forerunners of the miseries of Hell it self; I say they are the forerunners of the very forments of Hell: Let the affliction be never so little in it self, yet it is the harbenger and forerunner of those dreadful eternal torments that thou must bear; it is but a Messenger from the Lord, whatsoever they are: What dost thou feel them grievous and tedious for the present? some grievous tedious distemper, trouble or disease thou hast; they are but a tast of that bitter Cup full of wrath, and they do but give thee notice of what dreadful things thou art to endure when time shall be no more.
4 Nay, they are not only forerunners to give notice of what is like to be, But they be the very beginnings of the miseries of Hell: every evil a wicked man doth suffer, he may look upon it but as the beginnings of everlasting torments, if he die so, if he be not delivered from the guilt of sin, and this is that which makes it grievous: 'tis not so much the pain that lies upon a man for the present, as that he by this pain is told what he shall have for ever; it is as a summons of him to bear the wrath of God eternally; and this is that which is the beginning of that everlasting torment he shall endure. Suppose there were one to be executed, and he were to die some grievous and fearful death; well, it may be when the Tormentor comes at first, he doth but