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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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Corollaries and Consequences from all the former Particulars. › Chapter 50
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Further, Surely Melancholy 'tis not; no nor timorousness, nor folly▪ do but take an example or two, and so I shall conclude. •hat of David, you shall find in David that he was a man most free from melancholy, for the temper of his body it was a most cheerful disposition, and a warlike spirit, and very wise: And yet there is none in the Book of God more troubled in spirit •or Sin, than he was.
Further, Surely Melancholly 'tis not; no nor timerousness, nor folly▪ do but take an example or two, and so I shall conclude. •hat of David, you shall find in David that he was a man most free from melancholly, for the temper of his body it was a most cheerful disposition, and a warlike spirit, and very wise: And yet there is none in the Book of God more troubled in spirit •or Sin, than he was.
First, I will show you what manner of man David was; and then what his troubles of Conscience were for sin: Sure he was no melancholy man▪ For First) you shall find it in 1 Sam. 16 12. that he for his bodily Constitution was sanguine, and not melancholy; he was of a ruddy and beautiful Countenance, and goodly to look upon: So that David for the Constitution of his body, was of a sanguine constitution. And then, for the Valour of David, he was a mighty man of Valour, 2 Sam. 17. 10. And he was valiant whose heart •as as the heart of a Lion: This was the commendation of Hushay, 2 Sam. 17. 10. concerning David. And he was very cheerful who made so many Psalms, and was so Musical as David?