Exceeding Sinfwtlnefß of Sin. God, that one finmaybe enough evil toharden thy heart, that the means flìall never do thee good; therefore'there is a great deal more evil . in fin than in anyMilk-hon. I befeechyou con-. Eider ofthis one note further in it ; Cod comes manie times, yea, ufually with abundance of grace tothefouls ofmenand women in their af- fli&ion, and that in the continuance oftheir af- flifrions, and in the encreafe of theirat-Ilia-ions, yet themeans ofgrace work; but God can ne- vercome with gracewhile they fin, except fin be decreafed ; I fay, God never comes to make anymeans ofgrace effedua1,but it muff be with thedncreafe, and with the taking away of fin ; the means of grace may be effe tual with the encreafeofafl3ií`tion, but the means ofgrace can neverbeefieCtual but with the decreafe of fin therefore there is more evil in fin than in afliiai- on, as againft our felves. 303 ''s kV t 4; rrnSb ' ` f'f x . CHAP. XXXVIII. XV. Sin is wolf tous than Afition, hecaufe Sin brings morefhame thanA heron. XV. Here is more evil inSin than inAffli Xion as againftour felves, In regard mss. ofthe Jhame that it doth bring ; Sin brings more fhame than any Affliaion brings, Roar. 6.20. What profit, or whatfruit hadyou in thole G g 2 things
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