. Worse than the devil, by William
Dyer. He who covers his sins shall
not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them shall have
mercy, Proverbs 28 13. loathe sin, and leave sin. There must be a falling out with
our sins, before there be a falling off from our sins. There must
be a loathing of sin in our affections. Oh, is it not a thousand times
better to part with sin, though ever so sweet, than to part with
God and Christ and heaven? One of them you must part with.
One sin will damn a soul out of Christ, but no sin can damn
a soul in Christ. Sin is the evil of evils. Sin is worse than the devil,
for it was sin which made the devil to be a devil. Oh, the
love of sin and the lack of grace will ruin and destroy your soul
forever. It is better not to be than to
be an unrepentant sinner. Oh, therefore kill sin, that
sin may not kill you. mourn for sin, and flee from
sin. Do not commit new sins, but repent
for old sins. Then you will remember your evil
ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your
sins and detestable practices. Ezekiel 36, 31. O poor soul, have you not served
the flesh and the devil long enough? Yes, have you not had
enough of sin? Is sin so good to you, or is
it so profitable for you? Oh, what a place will you be
shortly in, of joy or torment! Oh, what a sight will you shortly
see, in heaven or hell! Oh, what thoughts will shortly
fill your hearts with unspeakable delight or horror? What work will you be employed
in, to praise the Lord with saints and angels, or to cry out in
unquenchable fire with devils? O therefore, die unto sin, confess
it, mourn for it, and be ashamed of it, hate and loathe it, and
flee from it as from a deadly serpent, and though your sins
are more than you can number, yet they are not more than God
can pardon. If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1.9