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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 67
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and through the strength of Christ and Gods mercy to me, I ventured somewhat, and therefore I may the more freely and boldly speak now; not because it was merely to keep from danger that I have spoke no more, for I did speak it heretofore. But now look back what regreet of conscience you had; and yet merely for fear of affliction, thou passedst through that regreet of Conscience: It were just with God to make affliction more sore and heavy; and those that will avoid the affliction by sin, God may justly bring back that affliction: But this would be a large Argument, to speak to those that will not venture upon suffering, but run upon sin.
and through the strength of Christ and Gods mercy to me, I ventured somwhat, and therefore I may the more freely and boldly speak now; not because it was meerly to keep from danger that I have spoke no more, for I did speak it hertofore. But now look back what regreet of conscience you had; and yet meerly for fear of affliction, thou pasedst through that regreet of Conscience: It were just with God to make affliction more sore and heavy; and those that will avoid the affliction by sin, God may justly bring back that affliction: But this would be a large Argument, to speak to those that will not venture upon suffering, but run upon sin.
Fourthly, This rebukes such, that when they be under affliction, yet they be a great deal more sensible of affliction than of sin. This is against the Point, that saith there is more evil in sin than in affliction; and yet when you be under affliction, you be more sensible of the evil of affliction than of sin. There be divers sorts of these, and divers things to be said to these.
1 As some profane wicked men that commit horrible wickedness, that it is a wonder their Conscience flies not in their faces, and tears ⟨p. 529⟩