Exceeding Sinfxlneßof Sian, Ailiktions are fo evil but thattheyaretcapableòf awork of God to fan&ifie them for abundance ofgood. This is theSecond. Thirdly, Sinhath greater evil thanAflii&ion in the rife of it ; there is no good principlt whence fin comes, but 'there are good princi pies from whence Aflli&ions arife : as thus, Whom he loves he chaflens, he chafrens every Son whom he receives; fo that Chaftifement bath a principle of Love, but it cannot be faid whomGod LovesFe futfers fo fal intoSin, that this canbe a fruit of his Love : it can never be laid that it is a fruit of Gods love that fuch a man or woman commits fin ; but it may be laid it is a 'fruitof Cods Love that fuch a manor wo man is afflicted, therefore there is more good in At iielons than there is in Sin. flay, obferve this Many tmes Goddoth not afflict a manor woman becaufe he doth not Love them, but it can never be laid God futiers not a man or woman to In hecaute he doth not love them l fay, There is many a manor woman goeth on in a nrofperous t.. ondition, and they meet not with fuch Afui&ions as others meet withal ; and the Keaton is, l ecaufe God bath not fuch a love to them as to other men, but it cannot be laid thus, T hat therebe fuch men that keep them felves from fuch fins that others do wallow in, & th,rfore they doit becaufe God bath notfuch a love to them as to others, it cannot he laid fo5 but itmay be laid filchbenotatili&ed fo much as others becaufe God doth.not,love them as well Îr as others : It is a dreadful fruit of Gods hatred that
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