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.

4. The deceitfulness of sin.

Sin hath deceived us, and by the commandment slain us, for our hearts have been hardened through the deceitfulness of sin ; and we have been drawn away of our own lust, and enticed. Rom 7:11. Heb 3:13. Jas 1:14.

It has promised us liberty, but has made us the servants of corruption ; hath promised, that we shall not surely die, and that we shall be as gods ; but it has flattereth us, and spread a net for our feet. 2 Pet 2:19. Gen 3:5, 6. Prov 29:5.

The pride of our heart particularly has deceived us. Obad 1:3.

‹ The unprofitableness of sin. · The offence which by sin we have given to the holy God. ›

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.