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A64834	Sin, the plague of plagues, or, Sinful sin the worst of evils a treatise of sins tryal and arraignment, wherein sin is accused for being, proved to be, and condemned for being exceeding sinful : and that 1. as against God, his nature, attributes, works, will, law, image, people, glory and existence, 2. as against man, his good and welfare of body and soul, in this life, and that to come : with the use and improvement to be made of this doctrine, that men may not be damned, but saved, &c. : being the substance of many sermons preached many years ago in Southwark / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1669 (1669)	Wing V226; ESTC R38391	212,020	400

we had rather mind this then to be holy we will be dehonaire and jovial we care not for severe Preachers of strictness and devotion we will laugh and sing drink and dance away our time while we have it c. But mistake not Solomon speaks Ironically and hath something else to say take all and then if thou rejoyce 't will be with trembling rejoyce but let thy heart cheer thee but walk in th● ways of thine heart and eyes but but what Know thou that for all these things thou mus● come to judgment and how wilt thou answer for thy vanities and follies thy pride and wantonness thy drunkenness and debauchery then Oh remember thy Creator before that evil day come and prevent a life of sin which is the miserablest life in the world and God hath promised that if thou seek him early thou shalt find him and in finding him thou findest all Prov. 8 17-21 Remember him in thy youth for memory is then in its prime and most flourishing shall he that gave thee thy being and memory be forgotten by thee If God should not remember thee what would become of thee and see what 's like to become of thee if thou forget God Psal 50.22 How good how excellent soever thy memory be I am sure thou hast a very bad one if thou forget and do not remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth The young mans glory is his strength whether of memory c. and wilt thou give thy strength to sin which is due to God Mark 12.30 Gods Sacrifices were to be young the first ripe fruits and the first-born which is the strength Gen. 49.3 were to be dedicated to God and he will not be put off with less now Gods chiefest Worthies have been and are his young men 1 Joh. 2.13 14. Gods men of valour are young men the Princes of this World like the Romans of old make up their Armies of young men the flower of their Army is Romana juventus of young and strong men and shall the King of Kings be put off with what 's decrepit and worn out no he will not Mal. 1.8.13.14 go offer it to thy Governour will he be pleased with or accept such persons no nor will God who is a great King the Lord of Hosts whose Name is dreadful They that have been religious betimes are greatly famed and honoured in and by the Scripture-Records God is taken with and remembers the kindness of their youth Jer. 2.2 Abel though dead is yet spoken of with an honourable testimony even that of God himself for serving God so young and so well Heb. 11.4 Joseph was very early religious so was Samuel Jeroboams little Son is not to be forgotten for God hath honoured him King Josiah Daniel and the three Children or young men of Israel are all inrolled in the Court of Honour and Heaven And in the New Testament St. John is called the Disciple whom Jesus loved his Bosom-favourite and Darling and the reason usually given is because he came to Christ and became his Disciple while yet very young 't is the command of Timothy that he knew the Scriptures from a Child 2 Tim. 3.15 Many Parents are afraid to have serious and divine things taught their children lest it make them melancholy and dispirit them but is there any thing better to fit them for service to God o● man then Religion or any spirit comparable to that true greatness and gallantry of spirit which is in being afraid to sin We should teach children moral and religious courage and bravery which is more in fearing to sin then t● dye and to make Moses his choice to prefer th● reproaches of Christ before the treasures an● pleasures of this world and this way are the● like to attain better names and greater estates to enjoy more pleasure and preferment then any this world can confer upon them They are best bred who are taught to love and serve God best and they attain most honour who honour God for them will God himself honour I speak not in derogation of any thing that 's civil handsom and gentile but would press to more to what 's commendable to God and in his sight of great price to remember him in the days of youth For evil days are a coming sickness old age death is approaching the Judge is at the door and certainly that 's best while we are young that will be best when we are old and dye and that can be worth very little at the beginning which will be worth nothing at the end of our days The sins of youth will lye heavy upon an old age yea if God give repentance to thee when thou art old 't will cost thee the dearer that thou didst repent no sooner and thou wilt regret it that thou hast been so long in sin and art now to live but a little while to testifie thy conversion 'T was sad with Job to possess the sins of his youth Job 13.23 24. Youthful sweets do often prove old ages bitterness and the pleasures while young cost pains when old which made King David pray to God that he would not remember against him the sins of his youth Psal 25.7 I suppose this may suffice though much more might be added to shew how much persons are concerned to be religious betimes seeing sin is a thing so dangerous and destructive To welcome the the Gospel 6. Sin being so pernicious how welcome should the Gospel be which brings the good and happifying news of a Savior and how to be saved from sin the cause of wrath and wrath the effect of sin how beautiful should their feet be that bring this blessed Receipt to us Rom. 10.15 had we the gout or stone what would we not give for a Recipe an infallible medicine to cure us We use to welcome Chirurgions though they put us to pain and Apothecaries though they bring us loathsom drugs yea so dear is health that we not only thank but reward them too Oh what a welcome then should Christ his Gospel have who come with saving health to cure us of the worst of diseases and plagues viz. that of sin methinks we should press with violence and be so violent as to besiege Heaven and take it by force and we should no less hasten to receive the Gospel and take into us the wine and milk thereof and the waters of life seeing we may have them so freely for coming for indeed our Salvation cost Christ Jesus dear but he offers it us at a cheap rate and methinks we should not let Heaven be so thinly and Hell so populously inhabited when Salvation may be had at an easier rate then going beyond Sea for it Rom. 10 6-10 with Deut. 30 12-14 Oh seeing 't is so faithful a saying and worthy to b● received be not so unworthy as to refuse it and with that to refuse thy own Salvation But I shall take an occasion from hence to pass

his sufferings 1 1 All manner of sufferings Jesus Christ suffer'd all manner of sufferings 't is said Hebr. 4.15 that he was tempted in all things like unto us and among other things meant by temptations suffering are not the least he suffer'd being tempted he suffer'd while he lived but especially a little before and when he died all his life was a suffering not to mention his self-denials which were voluntary he was no sooner born but suffering came upon him he was born in an Inne yea in a Stable he had but a Manger for his Cradle as soon as his birth was nois'd abroad Herod sought his life so that his supposed Father or Father-in-law as I may call him was fain to fly into Aegypt he was persecuted before he could after the manner of men be sensible and have understanding of his sufferings and when he returned his sufferings grew up with him hunger and thirst travel and weariness scorns and reproaches false accusations and contradictions waited on him and he had not where to lay his head But his special sufferings were a little before and at his death and here you find him suffering in 1 His body 2 His soul 1 1 In his body In his body that was wounded and crucified he suffer'd in bearing his Cross as Isaac his Type did and he suffer'd in his body on the Cross 1 Pet. 2.24 and he did not only suffer unto death but in the manner of his dying 't was a shameful a painful an accursed death yea he bled to death Christ Jesus lost blood several times at his Circumcision in his Agony when he sweat drops and clods of blood when he was whipt and scourged when he was nail'd to the Cross and probably when they platted a Crown of Thorns the earths curse on his head And lastly when they thrust the spear into his side with which he bleeds out his life and gave up the Ghost He suffer'd in all parts and members of his body from head to foot His Head which deserved a hetter Crown then the best in the world was crown'd with thorns and they smote him on the head His Face suffer'd being spat upon His Back 't was turned to the smiters 't was stript and whipt yea they even plow'd upon his back and made deep and long surrows his hands and feet were pierced and nail'd to the Cross yea saith he by the Prophet all my bones are out of joynt as if he had been on the Rack Psa 22.14 He suffer'd also in his senses his feeling Could he be smitten wounded nailed and pierced without feeling His tast suffer'd for they gave him instead of strong drink and wine of consolation which was usual to them ready to die Prov. 31.6 instead of this they gave him vinegar and gall to drink His sight suffer'd and among other things the sight of his Mother and other grieving friends could not but affect his heart Luke 23.27 'T was a grief to him to see them grieve for him Did it not afflict him to see his Enemies wag their heads His hearing suffer'd many a scoff and jeer many an ill word and blasphemy His smell could not but suffer when he came to Golgotha the place of skulls where filthiness and putrefaction lodged the very stinking sink of the City But more yet 2 2 In his soul Christ Jesus suffer'd in his soul We read of his sighing and groaning but let us consider him especially in his Agony and upon the Cross In his Agony Mat. 26.37 38. He began to be sorrowful and very heavy these were but the beginnings of sorrow he began c. sorrow is a thing that drinks up our spirits and he was heavy as feeling an heavy load upon him And v. 38. he was exceeding sorrowful unto death sorrowful exceeding sorrowful and unto death It was in such extremity that it made him cry out Father if it be possible let this Cup pass and this was with strong cryings and tears Heb. 5.7 When he was upon the Cross he was under a desertion which made him cry again My God my God why or how hast thou forsaken me Now to cry and to cry with a loud voice argues some extremity of suffering and after this he gave up the Ghost he poured out his soul an offering for sin And yet further as he suffer'd all manner of sufferings both in soul and body so to proceed 2 2 He suffer'd from all manner of persons He suffer'd from all manner of persons Christ Jesus suffer'd from the Devil for though Christ bruised his head yet he bruised Christ his heel No sooner had Christ the testimony from heaven that he was the Son of God but he was immediately carried into the Wilderness to be tempted of the Devil and this was the thing question'd and disputed whither he were the Son of God or not and though Christ worsted him and beat him out of the field yet he departed but for a season for when Christ was about to suffer the Prince of this world muster'd up all his forces again and came upon him with much violence and made men of all qualities his Agents to add to the sufferings of Christ And indeed he suffer'd not only from bad men as you have it Acts 4.26 27. which fulfilled that in Psa 2. beg He was tempted by the Pharisees often and he endured the contradiction of sinners yet this was not all but he suffer'd from his own disciples and nearest relations Peter was a Satan to him once and denied him thrice the rest griev'd him with their slowness and littleness of faith Judas betray'd him his Brethren believ'd not on him and which was heavest of all the rest he suffer'd from his Father he put the Cup into his hands and took pleasure to bruise him and he laid upon him the iniquities of us all yea God did not spare him nor abate him any thing but hid his face from him as if he had been angry with his only and most beloved Son 3 3 His sufferings aggravated by circumstances Jesus Christ had all manner of aggravating circumstances met together in his sufferings He was made of a woman now that he who made the woman should be made of a woman and become and be made a Son to the work of his own hands was a degree of suffering he that made the Law was made under the Law Gal 4.4 He that was Lord of all was made in the form of a servant and though equal to God yet came in sinful flesh and so obey'd as a servant of which these sayings speak as Dr. Jackson observes I ●ame not to do mine own will but the will of him that sent me c. and suffer'd as a sinner for so he was judged and as such put to death though his Judge confest he found no fault in him yea more then this he became a curse Gal. 3.13 yea which is the worst of words he became sin for us 1

peace though we walk in the imaginations of our heart to add drunkenness to thirst the Lord will not spare them but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousie shall smoak against them and when they shall say peace and safety then sudden destruction will come upon them as travel upon a woman with child and there will be no escaping 1 Thes 5.3 There are some other inferences yet to be spoken to and of them I shall say but a few things in brief Time spent in sin is worse then lost Sin being so sinful 2. I infer that time spent in sin is worse then lost Most of the pastime in the world is lost time but sinning time or time spent in sin is worse then lost it must be accounted for and who can give a good account of evil doing while men live in sin they do nothing but undo themselves Man was not sent into this world only to eat drink sleep and play much less to sin yea that he might not sin but as into a great Work-house to work for the glory of God Joh. 17.4 and so to work out his own Salvation and that with fear and trembling Phil. 2.12 but they that live in sin work out their damnation and many times without fear or trembling of which they will have great store when they come to receive their just doom and damnation Time is a most precious Commodity for on this moment depends Eternity and as men sow in this seed-time they will reap in that harvest Time is a Prophet for Eternity as men live here they are like to live for ever they that sow sin must reap death Galat. 6.8 Time is to be redeemed Eph. 5.16 and every day to be numbred greatly valued and improved that we may apply our hearts to wisdom Psal 90.12 and this is wisdom the fear of the Lord and this understanding to depart from evil Job 28.28 This is wisdom to know and do what is the acceptable will of God Mat. 7.24 Eph. 5 15-17 We may be said to be but not to live if we live not to God and all time that is not so spent is but mis-spent and worse then lost poor distracted persons that have lost their understanding They that mock at sin are worse then fools wear out their days to less loss and disadvantage then sinners do 3. Then they that make a mock at sin are worse then fools and mad-men fools make a mock at sin Prov. 14.9 tell them as Lot did his sons in Law the danger they are in the judgments that hang over their head and our is to them as Lot was to them as one that mocketh Gen. 19.14 they laugh at it as if God were not in earnest when he threatens sinners and as if they that preach against sin were but ridiculous persons It s a sport to fools to do mischief Prov. 10.23 and there are that sport themselves in their way to Hell as if 't were but a recreation Oh what fools are they that laugh at their own folly and destruction too 'T is a devilish nature in us to mock at the calamity of others but to laugh at our own seems to be worse then devilish There are many too many that mourn under affliction yet laugh over their sins that sigh weep when they feel any burden on their bodies but make merry at that which destroys their soul Can any thing be more mad then these that laugh mock and make sport at that which is a burden and weariness to God Isa 1.14 Amos 2.13 which is the wounding piercing and crucifying of Christ Jesus Zach. 12.10 Heb. 6.6 which is a grief to the Spirit of Consolation Eph. 4.30 which is a trouble to holy Angels Luke 15. which is a wrong to and the undoing of their own souls Prov. 8.36 and such is sin 4. It cannot be well with men in their sin Sin being so sinful infectious and pernicious it can never be well with a man how well soever he be while he is in his sins Was it well with Dives though he fared deliciously every day no it was better with Lazarus that lay at his gate full of sores for that 's wel● that ends well which it never doth with sinners if judgment be not executed speedily 't will surely for they are condemned already being sons of death and perdition No man hath cause to envy the prosperity of sinners 't is not good enough to be envied but 't is bad enough to be pitied they are but fatted and thereby fitted to destruction Prov. 1.32 the prosperity of fools shall destroy them their folly alone doth it but their prosperity doth double it and do it with a vengeance the prosperous sinner is in the worst case of all sinners they are set in slippery places and shall be cast down from their height to the depth of destruction Psal 73.18 5. Sin being so sinful It concerns us to be religious betimes it greatly concernes persons and hugely obligeth them to be religious betimes that they may prevent a great deal of sin which without being early religious and strictly so they cannot possibly do how precious and dear should that be to us which prevents the being of what is so pernicious and destructive how industriously careful should we be to keep our selves from that which will keep us from happiness and how ambitious to enjoy that which capacitates us for the enjoying of God for ever and gives us the first-fruits of it here We cannot be too soon nor too much religious but the sooner and more the better If ever you mean to be religious there is no time more proper then now the present now no day to to day Eccl. 12.1 remember now thy Creators as the word is viz. God in Christ for he ●reated all things by Christ Jesus Eph. 3.9 Col. 1.16 Remember now in the days of thy youth before the evil days come when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them not only no pleasure in the evil days of sickness death and judgment that evil day which I put far from me but I have none in the remembrance of my youthful days Youth is the most proper season of all our days and now is the most proper season of all our youth to remember God in If you say we will do that when we are old 't is now spring-time with us and no month to May we will think of Religion in a Winters night Oh do not boast of to morrow as young as thou art thou art old enough to dye this night thy soul may be taken from thee and be in Hell to morrow Take the Wise-mans counsel Eccl. 11.9 Rejoyce O young man in thy youth and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth and walk in the ways of thine heart and in the sight of thine eyes yes Sir with all our heart we will take this counsel we like it well this is pleasing Doctrine