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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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2 Others, when they be under Gods hand, they lie fretting, and vexing, and murmuring, and repining: As Solomon saith, Prov. 19. 3. Man perverts his way, and his heart frets against God: First perverts his way, and yet when Gods hand is upon them, fret against Gods way; thou shouldst fret against thine own heart for Sin; but thou fretest against God for Affliction.
3 A Third sort, and these principally I intend, and they be such that when they be in Affliction, will complain much of sin, and seem to put all the trouble upon Sin; but in truth their trouble is more for affliction than sin. Now I would find out these (it will require time) I suppose I might cull out a great many that it may be make a great complaint of sin, and yet the truth is, that which lies at the heart and pincheth there, is ⟨p. 530⟩Affliction rather than sin. How do you know this? If a man come and complain, Oh this wretched heart of mine, and pray help me against it; how can you tell it is for Affliction and not for sin? Perhaps they have had great loss by Sea; brought their names into disgrace, lost such a friend, are pinched with poverty; and then come and lay all upon sin: whereas it is the affliction that lies in the heart, this pincheth them most. Many men and women, account it a kind of shame to complain of Affliction, this they think a disgrace, and therefore that they might not have the disgrace of complaining of Affliction, they turn all upon sin; and tis sin troubles them. Now I would find them out thus.
3 A Third sort, and these principally I intend, and they be such that when they be in Affliction, will complain much of sin, and seem to put all the trouble upon Sin; but in truth their trouble is more for affliction than sin. Now I would find out these (it will require time) I suppose I might cull out a great many that it may be make a great complaint of sin, and yet the truth is, that which lies at the heart and pincheth there, is