A77976:711
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.
M Mercy Sin wrongs Gods Mercy 68 Mediator —Must be God & Man 82 ⟨image 240⟩Ministry Ministry of the Word is for our good 295 —And Gods glory ibid —It makes sin bitter ib. —Makes stomachs rise against it 296 —A great Ordinance 323 Magistracy —A great Ordinance 324 Mariners —Englands strength 324, 325, 326 Mean Mean-men, who 252 Maliciousness Maliciousness in sin 312 Means Means to crush sin 323 Melancholy —Distinguished from trouble of Conscience 387, 388, 389, 390, 391 392, 393, 394, 395 —Six Differences of it 414, &c. Misery Men freed from affliction may be in misery 426 Great misery when sin and affliction meet 504
M Mercy Sin wrongs Gods Mercy 68 Mediator —Must be God & Man 82 ⟨image 240⟩Ministry Ministry of the Word is for our good 295 —And Gods glory ibid —It makes sin bitter ib. —Makes stomachs rise against it 296 —A great Ordinance 323 Magistracy —A great Ordinance 324 Marriners —Englands strength 324, 325, 326 Mean Mean-men, who 252 Malliciousness Maliciousness in sin 312 Means Means to crush sin 323 Melancholly —Distinguished from trouble of Conscience 387, 388, 389, 390, 391 392, 393, 394, 395 —Six Differences of it 414, &c. Misery Men freed from affliction may be in misery 426 Great misery when sin and affliction meet 504
N Nature Sin in its nature opposite to God 35 Mans nature 253 Necessity No man brought to a necessity of sinning 24
O Omniscience Gods Omniscience wronged by sin 62 Omnipresence Gods Omnipresence wronged by sin ib. Opposition —Of sin to God in Four things 33 Order Sin breaks the worlds Order 72 Occasion God takes occasion by sin 73 Affliction may occasion sin 141