Exteedtng sïn,rslnef'of Sin. 141 gnivvousasshhe aflieri'onsofyoh, fìrppofeaman fe ping, i fhiS-Seres upon- the dúnghil' as. 74 did, ehis'f itionmakes him not a worfe man than hewas before; only it may occafion fin fomtimes, and fo make him worfe : but take gob', confidered in his aflii&ions only, and hewas nota worfe man thanin the greater} profperity, when theCandle ofthe Lora thined upon him, andall his parts, only it occafioned force fin in yob, otherwifehehad' notbeen the worfe ; and in conclufionhewas not theworfe, for as it. oc- cafioned forcefin, fait furredup a great deal of grace ;' as the Apof+le faith r Ccr. 8.8, g. For nei- ther ifweeat, are we the better ; neitherifroe eat not, are we the worfe : So I' may fay of all outward things in the world: Ifa man have riches, it makeshimnot thebetter,; if he be in poverty, . it makes himnot the -worfe : ifhe have honor. he is not better; if difgrace-, he is not worfe,_, his conditionmay be worfe, but himfelf not at all the worfe : Therforeyou (hall `o ferve it, that when the Scriptures fpeaksofGods people ofli&ed, yetit fpeaks ofthern, as moil honora- ble, andin amof excellentcondition notwith {landing their affli Lions k utwhen,it fpeaks of íme in great profperity, but wicked, it fpeaks ofthem asmoff contemptible and'vile. I will giveyouan exampleofeach, the molt -. remar- kable in all the-nook ofGod: I Thof that are náß6färelyof iffb4,yet toflew that ;they are not the ertrffor their of iCtions, fee tl c Heb. 373 ?8. verfes I fuppofe,you that are aequaint dwith the Word: ofGod, know the fiery,
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