The Sinfulness Of Sin

First published in the aftermath of the Great Plague of London and entitled Sin, The Plague of Plagues, this book gives a crystal-clear explanation of what sin is, why it is so serious, and what we need to do about it. Here is reliable medicine for a fatal epidemic.

Publisher: Banner of Truth
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781800402300

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Born in approximately 1621 in Devon, when Ralph Venning met George Hughes, the Puritan preacher, he converted to Christ. He left for Cambridge and, in 1643, was admitted to Emmanuel College, partially paying for his fees through doing menial jobs at the college. He completed his BA and MA degrees while also serving as chaplain at the Tower of London, as well as writing and publishing two books. He then began preaching, mostly in London, in fellowship with John Owen, Richard Baxter, Joseph Caryl, and George Griffith. In 1661 he married Hannah Cope, a widow; they had at least two children. Refusing to conform to the 1662 Act of Uniformity, Venning was ejected from this post. In the years that followed, he served as co-pastor with Robert Bragge to a nonconformist congregation which met at the Pewterers’ Guild Hall in Lime Street. His last sermon, after which he was taken ill and died (March 1674), was preached to a similar congregation meeting at Joiners’ Hall.

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‘Works like Ralph Venning’s The Sinfulness of Sin have steered me into a greater understanding of God, his word, and indeed even my own heart. Few today would dare think so carefully and comprehensively about the Bible’s teaching on the stuff of sin. Fewer still would dare write it. Perhaps even fewer have sat to read Venning’s cogent study. But any who read this book will never think the same way about sin, evil, and God’s grace in Christ Jesus. Thank you, Banner.’ David Garner