7. We must acknowledge the great evil that there is in sin, and in our sin; the malignity of its nature, and its mischievousness to us. — 1.) The sinfulness of sin.

O that sin may appear sin to us, may appear in its own colours, and that by the commandment we may see it to be exceeding sinful, because it is the transgression of the law. Rom 7:13. 1 John 3:4.

By every wilful sin, we have, in effect, said, We will not have this man to reign over us. And who is the Lord, that we should obey his voice? And thus have we reproached the Lord, and cast his laws behind our backs. Luke 19:14. Exod 5:2. Num 15:30. Neh 9:26.

Under this head

• The foolishness of sin.
• The unprofitableness of sin.
• The deceitfulness of sin.
• The offence which by sin we have given to the holy God.
• The damage which by sin we have done to our own souls, and their great interests.

‹ Our spiritual slothfulness and decay. · The foolishness of sin. ›

Pray now: a guided prayer in six parts, with the next heads each day.

Henry’s text is in the public domain. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, No. 265 Chestnut Street. Undated, about 1840 to 1860. The preface is dated Chester, March 25, 1710. From the Internet Archive scan. The KJV text is in the public domain.