Exceeding Sinfirinefl' ofSin. 301 ofBeza, that famous Inftrument of God in the Church, That beinga Papiít, and living in Park, and in great Honor, as he was there, being a manofgreat Efteem, and good Birth, and had Preferments there; yet he had often times mif- giivingg thoughts that hewas not right, that the Popich Religion was not right, and that the Proteffants were in the right, becaufe he had read the Scriptures and compared the Contro- verfie ; yet becaufeof hisgreat Honors and pre- ferments in Park, all went away and could not prevail.: but God laid upon him a great fick- nefs, andgreat affíi&ions, and then that which he had but overlyupon his fpirit before, now funk intohisheart more deeply, that as Loon as he began to recover, he left Park, and all his Preferments, and got to Genevah, and there made publick profef ion of the Truth. Thus Affiiecions further the meansof grace; but it is otherwifewith Sin, that, if Iet alone, hardens the heart defperately againfi a`l the means of grace : Though it be true, God may fomtimes put forth his Almightie Power, and notwithftan- ding all the fin in the foul of a man or woman,he maymake themeans ofgrace efectuaI 5 though mans heart be never fo flout and frubborn in their waies offin, yet Godmay pleafe to come by his Almightie Power, and over power the heart, as heGoth manie times 9 yea, God fume- times lets men goon in horrible . vickednefs, to manifeft.his power the more : As _the Prophet Elijah, whenhe would. hakhe firecomertodevour (; the Sacrifice) thekponteva mucth wwr4r, upon it, G g that
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