Exceeding Sinfult4of sin. ( ought to have holy thoughts ofGod,feeing fin is fo infinitely contrary to his Nature. 3. So oppofit is fin to God, that if God fhould be but the caufe ofany fin inany other; He would inftantly Ceafe , to be a God. It flrikes at the very life of God, He wouldceafe to be God, he could be God no longer if he fhould be theCaafe ofany fin inany other. We had need take heed therefore how we father finupon God, that he fll.ould be the caule of fin, for filch is the evil of fin that God mull ceafe to be, ifhe fhould be but any eaufe to give any efficacy to fin in us. Indeed for Affiiai ns God will own that, he faith in Amos 3. 6. is there any evil in a City and the Lord hath not done it ? and in Mich. 3. it is faid there that God devifeth. evil : If there be no evil in theCity but God doth it,yea(faíth the Prophet) God devifeth evil ; there is no evil of punith- ment, but God devifeth it, God will be con- tent to own it, to be the Author of all the tor merits, ofthedamned in hel, Cod will. own; God will fay I havedone it,and I am the Author: ofal the torments ofal the damned in hel; hut filch is the evil of ifGodwere the Author of that, Hecould not. be God any longer but would ceafe tobe God. 4. Such is theevil' offini that ifOod {lioulìi' but approve of it and ,like it, if he fhould but like it when another havecomrmited ir,even that wo' ld caute him to ceafe to be G: )d. Wick ed men he ready toThink heraLife God is patient no long fuftering, that God is ofthe fame judg ment
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