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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 53
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.
Secondly, When a man comes to be sinful by Prosperity: As when a man comes to Prosper by sin, so when Sin comes in by Prosperity: And for this, Three Considerations likewise. Sin sometimes ⟨p. 436⟩comes in, by Prosperity, a man is more sinful, because more Prosperous; certainly this man may be miserable notwithstanding his Prosperity As,
Secondly, When a man comes to be sinful by Prosperity: As when a man comes to Prosper by sin, so when Sin comes in by Prosperitie: And for this, Three Considerations likewise. Sin sometimes ⟨p. 436⟩comes in, by Prosperitie, a man is more sinful, because more Prosperous; certainlie this man may be miserable notwithstanding his Prosperitie As,
First, When Prosperity is fuel for sin. Secondly, When it gives them further license, and liberty to sin. Thirdly, When it more hardens them in sin.
First, When Prosperitie is fuel for sin. Secondly, When it gives them further license, and liberty to sin. Thirdly, When it more hardens them in sin.
Certainly this man, though he be freed from Afflictions all his days, yet is a most miserable man; because he is delivered from Afflictions.
Certainlie this man, though he be freed from Afflictions all his daies, yet is a most miserable man; because he is delivered from Afflictions.