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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 65
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CHAP. LXV.
Use 15. If there be so much Evil in Sin, Then of all JUDGEMENTS, spiritual Judgements are the greatest.
Use 15. If there be so much Evil in Sin, Then of all JƲDGEMENTS, spiritual Judgements are the greatest.
Use XV. IF there be so much Evil in Sin as hath been delivered, then above all Judgements spiritual Judgements are the greatest. Oh! what a dreadful thing then is it for God to give men or women up to sin, this is the most fearful Judgement that can befall any man or woman in the world, except God should send them quick down to hell. Yea, it may be, if God should send them quick down to Hell, and cause Hells mouth to open presently, it would not be so great a Judgement as to give them up to sin. And yet this the Scripture speaks of; much of Gods wrath burning this way; God hardened the heart of Pharaoh, God gives up to a Reprobate sense; he that will be filthy, let him be filthy still; he gives men up to their own Counsels: I might show you divers texts of Scripture for this, but there are Two Things in this POINT, that requires large discussion.
Use XV. IF there be so much Evil in Sin as hath been delivered, then above all Judgements spiritual Judgements are the greatest. Oh! what a dreadful thing then is it for God to give men or women up to sin, this is the most fearful Judgement that can befal anie man or woman in the world, except God should send them quick down to hell. Yea, it may be, if God should send them quick down to Hell, and cause Hells mouth to open presentlie, it would not be so great a Judgement as to give them up to sin. And yet this the Scripture speaks of; much of Gods wrath burning this way; God hardened the heart of Pharaoh, God gives up to a Reprobate sence; he that wil be filthie, let him be filthie still; he gives men up to their own Counsels: I might shew you divers texts of Scripture for this, but there are Two Things in this POINT, that requires large discusion.