the grofefl self-murder. people, and therefore hefcourgadour Saviour, Mark. 1 5. 1). For though all this was done by . the determinate counfel of God, yet-Gods coun– fel put no Jimple nu:e.ffity upon his wit!, he·did freely and willingly do it; r the wicked they turn the Grace ~of God into wantonefs, Jucle 4~ Mark , the Grace of God; .Grace whereby ·· they might do more good than they d_oe , and avoid more evill than they do. Its true a wick– ed man is the fervant of fin, and cannot but fi'n , he is .naturally. . a fervant of fin ; of fini ' fay, buthJ! is voluntarily audfreelyafer... vant of this ftn, for the Lord gives him re.afon, and coun[el, and good motions, and manycom– mon graces, .whereby he may be freed from this or that Act, but he will not, ·he will break out into tbefe and tbefe filthy paffionatewordsnow and then; fay reafon what it will, and com– mon grace what it 'will , he will do it, he will do this, and he will do that. I confeffe, that when a wicked man is defperate, andgivenup of God, then it is otherwif~ , then his will is fo greedy, that be eannot tak§ it off; but he is ·the more inexcufable, becaufe his will is then double. fif[hly, A wick.fa ~{ln can ao moregood, ere: for If godly regenerate qoul maJ a'Void more finj S than he does. Though God have freed him from the flavery of fin, and he is become the fervant of righteoufne[s, Rom.6. 18. neverthe– lelfe they may do more good than they do, and' avoid~ fin a great deal more than they do; and what man will fay that David. cou~d not other... wife ch~t[e but .com-mit that adultery which he • D 3 did 2) ., .Argu.:
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