A77976:579
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 56
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CHAP. LVI.
Use 5. If there be such Evil in Sin, hence then is justified the dreadful things spoken in the Word against sinners.
There is more Evil in Sin, than in all Affliction: That's the Argument we have been long upon; and have made some good entrance into the Application of it, there hath been Four Uses made of this Point already, that hath flowed naturally from the Evil of Sin. There are yet divers more Uses which are of great Concernment: wherefore we proceed to it.
THere is more Evil in Sin, than in all Affliction: That's the Argument we have been long upon; and have made some good entrance into the Application of it, there hath been Four Uses made of this Point already, that hath flowed naturally from the Evil of Sin. There are yet divers more Uses which are of great Concernment: wherefore we proceed to it.
Use V. If there be such dreadful Evil in Sin, Hence then the Word of God that speaks such dreadful things against sinners, cannot but be justified of all those that know what sin is. There are very severe and fearful things, revealed in the Word against Sin. Now, such as understand not what the Evil of Sin is, are ready to think them very hard. For indeed, it is only by the word, we come to understand, wherein the true Evil of Sin lies. Paul to the Romans tells us, That before the Law came, he knew not Sin: And had I Preached these Sermons concerning the Evil of Sin before the Athenians,