The Evil of Evils, Cr the ment with themielves;Pfal.4o,2 r. Fecanfe Iheldmy Peace t boy thougl.fi that Iwas altogetherfueb an one as tiyPelf; Ina I will reprove thee, andfet them inorder before thine eyes 5 it is the juei temper and frame of wicked and ungodly men to this day; becaufe God holds his peace, and comes not upon them to revenge fin prefently; they be ready to think that God approves fin,and is of their judgment. Indeed ( faith a wickedman) many Minif'úers cry out offn that i t is very grievous, but i hope Godwil give liberty to my wayes and walkings, Cure God is not againq them , he approves of them ; otherwi re why fhould God (rifler me in them, and be fo patient towards me in them ? Oh ! knowwhen thou haft-any fuch thought of God as this, thou blafphemel'r God : If that were true that thou thinkeíf, That God did ap- prove of thy wickedwayes, God muff ceafe to be God, God wouldbe God no longer. Quefl. Why? Hon, cloth thisappear Anfr. This is theReafonof it : Becaufe then God were not infinitely holy, and holinefs is Gods Being; andif God be not infinitelyholy, he is not God at all, but ceafeth tobe prefently. Which is impefiiible , and blafphemous to think. 5. Such is theevil of fin, fooppofite toGods Nature, that if God didnot hate fin asmuch as hedoth" he would ceafe to bea God, not only ifhe did allow ofit, and likeof it; for hemay permit itin bisCreature andnot like of it : But T fà
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