The Evil of Evil.r, or the And it is ufual for Parents that be carnal, to corne to their Children andcalf follyupon them when they look after the waies of God, fame do it openly, but every findoth call folly upon God and his blefled way; and in every fin thou fettelf thywifdomabove Gods Wifdom. Fourthly, In Sin thou doeff call dirt on the Holinefs of God. Holinefs is the brightnefs of of Gods glory, and in the waies of Sin thou calfeff dirt upon the face of Holinefs it felf : Gods Nature is pure, thy Sin is filthy and vile, andcontrary to him, and doth what it can to darken thebrightnefs of the infinite Eolinefs of God. Fifthly, Thou wrongeii God in this, That thou fettefl up thyWill above theWill ofGod Gods Will is tobe the rule of all the aF;ions and waies of theCreature, but thoucomeff and fer tell up thy Will above Gods ; there is this hi dious wickednefs inevery iìn, at leaff in ever\ wilful Sin when it comes into thewill, then the will of man is fet up above the will of the infi nite and glorious God : do not you account your felves wronged when youwill have your will and a poor boy faith he will have it otherwife do not youaccount your felves wronged when he dares fethis will beforeyours ? Oh confider thisyou that arewilful,you cannot bear tohave your will croft, to havean inferior, or a Child fet their will againft yours, you arenot able to bear it : Ohconfider what you do when you let your will againff the will of the infinite God : nay, above it in two regards. I Pecanle
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