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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 60
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CHAP. LX.
Use 9 If there be so much evil in sin, this should be a loud cry to stop men, and turn them from sin.
Use IX. Another Use is this, If there be so much evil in Sin, Then the consideration and meditation of all that hath been said, should be a mighty cry unto all, to turn back, and stop in the ways of sin. Oh thou Sinner, whosoever thou art, in whatsoever place of the Congregation thou art; God hath brought thee by his providence to hear or read these Sermons concerning the evil of Sin; know that all these Sermons that have been preached unto thee, they be all but as one loud, loud cry to thy soul, stop, stop; Oh Sinner in thy sinful courses, stop here, turn, turn; Oh Sinner out of thy sinful ways, turn, turn, why wilt thou die? why wilt thou die? Oh wretched, sinful soul, thou art lost, cursed, undone, and wilt perish eternally in that way thou art in; turn, turn, while thou hast time: God cries, his Word cries, his Ministers cries, Conscience cries, all those that have known what the evil of sin means, cry to thee, unless thou wilt destroy thy self, undo thy self eternally, stop in that way, for it is a dangerous desperate way thou goest in, the very road way ⟨p. 477⟩to the Chambers of eternal Death. As ever thou wouldest be willing God shall hear thy cry upon thy sick bed, in the anguish of thy soul; thou wilt then cry, now Lord have mercy upon a poor, wretched, sinful soul: Thou wouldest be glad (I say) that the Lord should hear thy cry upon thy sick bed and death bed: Now then, as ever you would have God hear your cry, when you are in the greatest anguish of your souls upon your sick bed, and see death before you, be willing to hear the cry of God to your souls at this present: and know, if you do not hear the cry of God that cries to you, to stop you in sinful ways; then these very words I have spoken to you at this present, may come in your mind, when you cry for mercy; and then you may think, Oh wretch, now I cry to God for mercy, but do I not remember such a time? was there not a loud cry in my Ears and Conscience, as from God, that I should stop in my sinful ways and courses? and was not I then charged as in the Name of God, and as ever I expected God should hear my cry in such a time, that I should hear his voice? Oh it will be dreadful for you to hear such a voice as this, Because you would not hear me, therefore I will not hear you. Therefore behold, I cry again in the Name of God, stop, stop, turn thee; Oh sinful soul; alas!