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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Corollaries and Consequences from all the former Particulars. › Chapter 51
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.
Now to proceed. There be two things I desire to proceed in: And
First, I have many things to say unto those that have slight thoughts of trouble of Conscience for sin, somewhat to say to those; and if there be any in this place that have wondered at men and women that have been troubled in their conscience for sin; let them attend to what they read, I have divers things to say unto them.
First, I have many things to say unto those that have slight thoughts of trouble of Conscience for sin, somwhat to say to those; and if there be any in this place that have wondred at men and women that have been troubled in their conscience for sin; let them attend to what they read, I have divers things to say unto them.
Secondly, I am to show you some difference between melancholy distempers, and trouble of Conscience for sin
Secondly, I am to shew you some difference between melancholly distempers, and trouble of Conscience for sin
First, These thoughts of thine, they certainly eome from either abundance of Ignorance; or, Atheism; or, Desperate slighting of God: One of these three Causes