Sins that cry to Heaven for Vengeance

[4][5] The sins are numbered as being either four or seven; they are listed as follows:[6] Laurence Vaux's 1583 work, A Catechisme of Christian Doctrine, explains them as follows: The first is voluntary or willful manslaughter.

This terrible example putteth in remembrance that perpetually to burn in hell with fire and brimstone is a punishment due for them that commit sin against nature.

The fourth sin that crieth to God for vengeance is to keep back the wages of the hired servant of workman when he hath done his service or work.

Second is the "sin of the Sodomites," which the New Testament defines this way: "Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion" (Jude 1:7).

The second two sins are those that another brand of politics downplays: First, the plight of refugees, immigrants and those who need social assistance and, second, "injustice to the wage earner."

The Great Day of His Wrath , an 1851–1853 oil painting on canvas by the English painter John Martin .