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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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Now this is the charge of God to you upon your spirits, That as ever you do expect to find Mercy from God, that you do forth with and immediately ⟨p. 435⟩restore that which you have gotten by any sinful way, it will be your bane, and your ruin, you will venture your souls else; that must be restored, or your souls must go for it; and all your sorrow and trouble, will not do, except these be restored, these be restored to your power; either that, or some other thing in lieu of it, you must not think to live upon sin. It may be servants, in their Masters service, pilfered and purloined; whatsoever you got for your selves, perhaps you have spent it, but hereafter, either your souls must perish, or else you must, if God have made you able, restore it, though it be all your estates, you be bound to cast up those sweet morsels you have taken. There was once one that had wronged a man in five shillings, and it was fifty years after that wrong was done, that he sent to these hands of mine, those five shillings, and desired me to restore it; Conscience now did so sting him, that he could not enjoy it. So though it be forty, fifty, or threescore years ago, when you were young, that you did the wrong, you be bound, as you do expect mercy from God, to restore what you have wronged, because there can no prosperity come in by sin, no good, there is so much evil in sin. This is the First, when a man comes to be prosperous by Sin, then he may be miserable notwithstanding his prosperity.
Now this is the charge of God to you upon your spirits, That as ever you do expect to find Mercie from God, that you do forth with and immediatelie ⟨p. 435⟩restore that which you have gotten by anie sinful way, it will be your bane, and your ruine, you will venture your souls else; that must be restored, or your souls must go for it; and all your sorrow and trouble, will not do, ezcept these be restored, these be restored to your power; either that, or some other thing in lieu of it, you must not think to live upon sin. It may be servants, in their Masters service, pilfered and purloined; whatsoever you got for your selves, perhaps you have spent it, but hereafter, either your souls must perish, or else you must, if God have made you able, restore it, though it be all your estates, you be bound to cast up those sweet morse•s you have taken. There was once one that had wronged a man in five shillings, and it was fiftie years after that wrong was done, that he sent to these hands of mine, those five shillings, and desired me to restore it; Conscience now did so sting him, that he could not injoy it. So though it be fortie, fiftie, or threescore years ago, when you were yong, that you did the wrong, you be bound, as you do expect mercie from God, to restore what you have wronged, because there can no prosperitie come in by sin, no good, there is so much evil in sin. This is the First, when a man comes to be prosperous by Sin, then he may be miserable notwithstanding his prosperitie.