Exceeding SinfulnejT of Sin. 259 happinefs of anyCreature toenjoy its !aft.end : As thus, The greatengood or the Taft end of a Plant or a Tree is to flourith and bear fruit, and be fitted for the fervice of man, this is its end. Andwhat is the evil ofa Tree? When it comes to fiouriíh, and when fruit hangs full upon it, if it be blafted, and never come to attain to its ut- mottend, to be ferviceable for that for which it was appointed; that is the evil of it. And we account it a great evil if we fee this flourithing Treewhen it is full of fruit, if before it come to maturity it be blailed. So look upon mans end, and ifthat beblafted, that is his great evil . Now the end oí man is this, To rive to the eter- nal praife of God, in the everlafting injoyment of him. God made theChildren ofmen for this end; That theymight eternally live to his praife in the eternal injovment of himfelf Now if man be Wafted in this, there is his great evil, to blafi man in this end for which hewas made. Nowno Afflictiondoth it all the Aflfli&ions in theworld loth not hinder man from the attain ing tohis end, Eut Sin comes, and directlyop- pofeth that end for which manwas made, and croffethhim in this Excelleneyof his, in living to the praifeof the infinite eternal firfk- Beingof al things. Nowbefore, I could not thewyou the evil of Sin, but by- (hewingyou theExcellency of the Image and Lifeof God : So here T can notihew theevil of Sin, being oppofite to mans laft end, but by {hewing you- the Excellency of mans Taft end. 'Now the Excellencyof mans Jan end, I mean thegood God' bath mademan for 'it appears in this. it it
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