The Evil of Evils
Jeremiah Burroughs
Public DomainPuritans
Chapters 69
- Front matter ≈ 25 min
- To the Reader ≈ 11 min
- CHAP. 1 That it's a very Evil choice, To Choose sin, rather than affliction. ≈ 8 min
- Chap. 2 The Servants of God, have Chose the most dreadful afflictions, rather than the least ≈ 9 min
- Chap. 3 There is some good in affliction, but none in sin ≈ 29 min
- Chap. 4 Uses: And Nine consequences of excellent use ≈ 13 min
- Chap. 5 There is more Evil in the least sin, than in the greatest affliction ≈ 5 min
- Chap. 6 sin most opposite to God the chief Good ≈ 2 min
- Chap. 7 sin in it self opposite to God, shewed in five things ≈ 15 min
- Chap. 8 The workings of sin is always against God. ≈ 2 min
- Chap. 9 How sin resists God: 1 It's a hating of God. 2 It's rebellion against God. 3 It's a despisin ≈ 18 min
- Chap. 10 sin is a striking against God. ≈ 13 min
- Chap. 11 How sin wrongs God ≈ 30 min
- Chap. 12 How sin wrongs God in his personal Relations. 1 The Father. 2 The Son. 3 The Spirit ≈ 5 min
- Chap. 13 sin wrongs the Counsels of God in setting that Order in the world that he has set. ≈ 3 min
- Chap. 14 sin wrongs God in the End for which he has made all things ≈ 12 min
- Chap. 15 The First Corollary. It appears by this, That but few men know what they do, when they sin ≈ 5 min
- Chap. 16 The Second Corollary. The necessity of our Mediators being God and Man. ≈ 6 min
- Chap. 17 The Third Corollary.That but few are humbled as they should for sin. ≈ 18 min
- Chap. 18 The Fourth Corollary. Admire the Patience of God, in seeing so much sin in the world, and y ≈ 5 min
- Chap. 19 The Fifth Corollary. Hence see a way to break your hearts for sin: And also to keep you fro ≈ 17 min
- Chap. 20 A Sixth Corollary. If sin be thus sinful, it should teach us not only to be troubled for ou ≈ 12 min
- Chap. 21 A Seventh Corollary. If sin has done thus much against God, then all that are now converted ≈ 5 min
- Chap. 22 The Eight Corollary. If sin does so much against God, hence see why God manifest such sore ≈ 23 min
- Chap. 23 A Seventh Discovery of God's displeasure against sin, opened from the sufferings of Christ ≈ 31 min
- THE SECOND PART. ≈ 3 min
- Chap. 24 First, sin make a man evil, but no affliction can make him so ≈ 11 min
- Chap. 25 Secondly, sin is more opposite to the good of man than afflictions ≈ 12 min
- Chap. 26 Thirdly, sin is opposite to the Life of God in Man. ≈ 15 min
- Chap. 27 Fourthly, sin is opposite to mans good, because it is most opposite to the last End for whi ≈ 9 min
- Chap. 28 Fifthly, sin is more opposite to mans good than affliction, because 'tis a defilement of th ≈ 8 min
- Chap. 29 Sixthly, sin is more opposite to mans good than affliction, because sin is the object of Go ≈ 8 min
- Chap. 30 Seventhly, sin is more opposite to mans good than affliction, because sin brings guilt upon ≈ 19 min
- Chap. 31 Eightly, sin is a greater evil to man than affliction, because it's that which put the crea ≈ 8 min
- Chap 32 Ninthly, sin is a greater evil to man than affliction, because it breaks the union between G ≈ 9 min
- Chap. 33 Tenthly, sin is more against mans good than affliction, for that it stirs up all in God to ≈ 5 min
- Chap 34 XI. sin is more opposite to mans good than affliction, for that sin makes all the creatures ≈ 8 min
- Chap. 36 XIII. sin is the Seed of Eternal Evil, therefore more hurtful to man than affliction. ≈ 11 min
- Chap. 37 XIV. sin is worse than affliction, because it hardens the heart against God, and the means ≈ 11 min
- Chap. 38 XV. sin is worse to us than affliction, because sin brings more shame than affliction▪ ≈ 11 min
- Chap. 39 He that sins, wrongs, despises, and hates his own Soul. Use 1 Then see the maliciousness th ≈ 23 min
- Chap. 40 sin is opposite to all good, and therefore a greater evil than any affliction ≈ 17 min
- Chap. 41 That sin is the Evil and Poison of all other Evils, shewed in several Particulars ≈ 34 min
- Chap. 42 sin has a kind of Infiniteness in it: ≈ 29 min
- Chap. 43 sin makes a man conformable to the Devil ≈ 29 min
- Chap. 44 The First Corollary. It's worse for a man to be sinful, than to be turned into a Beast ≈ 2 min
- Chap. 45 The Second Corollary. It's worse to be sinful, than to be afflicted with Temptation from th ≈ 5 min
- Chap. 46 The Third Corollary. It's worse to be under sin, than to be haunted by the Devil. ≈ 2 min
- Chap. 47 The Fourth Corollary. It's worse to be given up to any way of sin, than to be given up to t ≈ 8 min
- Chap. 48 The Fifth Corollary. It is worse to be given up to one sin, than to be actually possessed b ≈ 8 min
- Chap. 49 The Sixth Corollary. sin brings to wicked men, the same Portion the Devils have ≈ 4 min
- Chap. 50 Use 1. Shew that trouble of conscience for sin, is another manner of business than melancho ≈ 17 min
- Chap. 51 The former Use further prosecuted. ≈ 44 min
- Chap. 52 Six Differences between Melancholy and Trouble of conscience ≈ 23 min
- Chap. 53 A Second Use from the whole Treatise, shewing that a man may be in a most miserable conditi ≈ 44 min
- CHAP. 54. Use 3. If there be so much Evil in sin, then it's a mighty mercy to get the pardon of sin. ≈ 5 min
- CHAP. 55. Use 4. If there be so much Evil in sin, this justifies the strictness and care of God's Pe ≈ 14 min
- CHAP. 56. Use 5. If there be so much Evil in sin, hence then is justified the dreadful things spoken ≈ 8 min
- CHAP. 57. Use 6. If there be so much Evil in sin, it shew the miserable condition of those whose hea ≈ 9 min
- CHAP. 58 Use 7. If there be so much Evil in sin, how dreadful a thing it is for men or women to deli ≈ 20 min
- CHAP. 59 Use 8. If there be so much Evil in sin, then every soul is to be humbled for sin. ≈ 9 min
- CHAP. 60. Use 9. If there be so much Evil in sin, this should be a loud cry to stop men, and turn th ≈ 15 min
- CHAP. 61 Use 10, & 11. If there be so much Evil in sin, then turn to Christ, and bless God for Chris ≈ 12 min
- CHAP. 62. Use 12. If there be so much Evil in sin, then it is of great concernment to be Religious b ≈ 5 min
- CHAP.63. Use 13. If there be so much Evil in sin, then it's a fearful thing for any to be instrument ≈ 21 min
- CHAP. 64. Use 14. If there be so much Evil in sin, then there ought to be no pleading for sin. ≈ 2 min
- CHAP. 65. Use 15. If there be so much Evil in sin, then of all JUDGEMENTS, spiritual Judgments are t ≈ 3 min
- CHAP. 66. Use 16. If there be more Evil in sin than in affliction, then when sin and affliction meet ≈ 29 min
- CHAP. 67. Use 17. Being of Reprehension to six sorts of People. ≈ 47 min
| Author | Jeremiah Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Era | 1600s |
| Categories | Puritans · Christian Classics |
| Length | 69 chapters · ≈ 15 h 58 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain.
