( 2,7) wotnb . brings fol'th its own defbru£ti0n? How ca11 thefe.ching.s be? . But mufl God give a · Reafon of his actions, or elfe they are not ! though evil dtnnot bring forth good, 'darknefs cannot bring forth light; yet, Can- · pot God bring forth good out of evil, light out of ~arknefs ? Though darknefs cannot bring forth light; evil cannot bring forth good,by a natura.Icaufation; . yet, Cannot God make evil an occaG.on of good 1 . Though it do work ejfici~ntlr , yet can it not work · o~jcrtive!y )neither to it? Thoug,h the torment the . Me/dicipe puts men to. be not eafe, yet, May it not , work towards eafe ? May _not the flo rm, though it J help no~, yet haflen the Lab0urer on his work, the Traveller on his way,? May hot the darkne1s of the ' . night, make more diligent in the day ·? May not – ficknefs teach men more temp~rance, .and poverty more frugality ? . Buc to proceed n1ore difl:inc1:1y; H<;>w tan the Saints evil things wotk to their good ? That,.. they . , do fo, cannot be denied, unlefs we will deny, not ' ·only Scripture, but common Senfe and Experience ; but how comes it to pafs? · I antwer in· 4· Particulars-: ;/ r I. The Afflictions and Tribuiati0ns of the Saints arc the way that leads them on·to the, p~ffeffion of that good, which God hath intended to them; affli– ctions are the way of che Kingdom; the Crofs i~ the way to the Crown ~ AEI:-s 1;4.22. Through many' ; TrihulatirYns we ~ufl enter into the Kingdom ofGod• .Pfa1.6~.I I ~1; .((hou broughteft us into t ~e net,thou, haft tazd. .ajfizEI:Jq.n upon our loyns, thou haft .caufe~ fken t~ ,ride over our h~ads : 7??C went thro~7;h fire, , ~tmf PHlfer, thpu froughteff i1;d il(to a -wealthyplace. ·O bieive . / ·;· I 'I /
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