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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 53
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2 Know, Whatsoever thou hast gotten by sin, it is accursed to thee: Thou mayest look upon every bit of bread thou eatest, that thou hast got by sinful ways, look upon it as having death in it; and every draught of beer, & wine, thou drinkest, thou mayest look upon it, as having the wrath of the Almighty mixed with it. You have got an Estate, perhaps you were poor, and mean before; but now you have wronged, and cheated, and cozened others in sinful ways, and now you have your tables furnished, and can go to the Tavern, and drink: in this meat and drink of thine, there is the wrath and curse of God. Suppose a man had stolen a garment, and it proved to be in a house that had the plague; ⟨p. 432⟩suppose a thief got into a house that hath the plague, and hath got clothes, and perhaps the bed-clothes of one that died of the plague, and if one tell him what they be, can he have delight in them? perhaps he hath them upon his bed, but the plague is in them. Certainly whatsoever any of you in all your lives, have got by any way of sin, the plague is in it: that is a certain truth, there is the plague, the very curse of the Almighty in it.
2 Know, Whatsoever thou hast gotten by sin, it is accursed to thee: Thou maiest look upon every bit of bread thou eatest, that thou hast got by sinful waies, look upon it as having death in it; and everie draught of beer, & wine, thou drinkest, thou maiest look upon it, as having the wrath of the Almightie mixed with it. You have got an Estate, perhaps you were poor, and mean before; but now you have wronged, and cheated, and cozened others in sinful waies, and now you have your tables furnish't, and can go to the Tavern, and drink: in this meat and drink of thine, there is the wrath and curse of God. Suppose a man had stollen a garment, and it proved to be in a house that had the plague; ⟨p. 432⟩suppose a theef got into a house that hath the plague, and hath got cloathes, and perhaps the bed-cloathes of one that died of the plague, and if one tel him what they be, can he have delight in them? perhaps he hath them upon his bed, but the plague is in them. Certainly whatsoever any of you in all your lives, have got by any way of sin, the plague is in it: that is a certain truth, there is the plague, the very curse of the Almightie in it.