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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 67
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So when a man is under Affliction, he will readily hear, and embrace what may aggravate it, and a man under trouble for Sin, will readily embrace that which will aggravate his Sin; this is an excellent Note to come to know where the burden pincheth, whether it be Sin, or Affliction.
So when a man is under Affliction, he will readily hear, and embrace what may aggravate it, and a man under trouble for Sin, will readily embrace that which will aggravate his Sin; this is an excellent Note to come to know where the burthen pincheth, whether it be Sin, or Affliction.
5 The last Note to try whether Sin or Affliction trouble thee, is this, There is according to the trouble of the heart for sin, a savouriness of Spirit to the contrary good: thy heart will in some measure have a love to, and a favour and relish of that spiritual grace contrary to that sin of thine that thou complainest of. But now you have many that complain of sin, they say, but yet ⟨p. 534⟩their hearts be still as unsavoury, and they do no more relish spiritual and heavenly things, contrary to that sin that they complain of, than ever they did before. Therefore the burden and weight lies not upon sin, but affliction. Take heed, examine thine own heart, there is much deceitfulness in the spirits of men and women. Thou takest the name of God in vain, when thou comest and complainest of sin, and the truth is, thine affliction is upon thee, and if thine affliction were gone, thou wert well enough: perhaps thou art crossed in thy family, if that were taken away thou wert well enough for all sin. Therefore be sure thou beest faithful with God, and thine own Soul.
5 The last Note to try whether Sin or Affliction trouble thee, is this, There is according to the trouble of the heart for sin, a favorinesse of Spirit to the contrary good: thy heart will in some measure have a love to, and a favor and relish of that spiritual grace contrary to that sin of thine that thou complainest of. But now you have many that complain of sin, they say, but yet