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.

6. The damage which by sin we have done to our own souls, and their great interests.

By our iniquities we have sold ourselves; and in sinning against thee, we have wronged our own souls. Isa 50:1. Prov 8:36.

Our sins have separated between us and God; and have kept good things from us ; and by them our minds and consciences have been defiled. Isa 59:2.. Tit..1.

Our own wickedness hath corrected us, and our backslidings have reproved us, and we cannot but know and see, that it is an evil thing, and bitter, that we have forsaken the Lord our God, and that his fear hath not been in us. Jer 2:19.

O what fools are they that make a mock at sin ! Prov 14:9.

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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.