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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE ALPHABETICAL TABLE.
A Addition NO addition to sin can make it good. Page 18 Affliction Affliction is better than sin. 3 It's light. ibid Christs the greatest. 8 Some good in it. 11 It is instrumentally good. 12 It is sanctified to the Soul. ibid A fruit of Gods love. 13 Good annexed to it. 14 Good of Promise. ibid Good of Evidence. 15 Good of Blessing. ibid Affliction cannot make a man evil. 140 Affliction may stand with Gods love. 266 Affliction to sinners the beginning and forerunner of all evil. 336, 337. —Ripens them for destruction. 337 It is not mercy to be delivered from affliction when we are in a sinful way. 439 It is sometimes a judgement not to be afflicted. 443 Approve God approves no sin. 38 Abstain Some abstain from sin for ⟨image 237⟩fear of Affliction only 523 Avoid Some sin to avoid affliction 526 Authority Sin resists Gods Authority 65 Attributes Sin wrongs God in his Attributes 58 —They plead against sinners 67 All-sufficiency Sin wrongs God in his All-sufficiency 59
A Addition NO addition to sin can make it good. Page 18 Affliction Affliction is better than sin. 3 It's light. ibid Christs the greatest. 8 Some good in it. 11 It is instrumentally good. 12 It is sanctified to the Soul. ibid A fruit of Gods love. 13 Good annexed to it. 14 Good of Promise. ibid Good of Evidence. 15 Good of Blessing. ibid Affliction cannot make a man evil. 140 Affliction may stand with Gods love. 266 Affliction to sinners the beginning and forerunner of all evil. 336, 337. —Ripens them for destruction. 337 It is not mercy to be delivered from affliction when we are in a sinful way. 439 It is sometimes a judgement not to be afflicted. 443 Approve God approves no sin. 38 Abstain Some abstain from sin for ⟨image 237⟩fear of Affliction only 523 Avoid Some sin to avoid affliction 526 Authority Sin resists Gods Authority 65 Attributes Sin wrongs God in his Attributes 58 —They plead against sinners 67 Alsufficiency Sin wrongs God in his Alsufficiency 59