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Thus from mans sickness ariseth his better health, and he now stands surer by his first fall. Such is the greatness and goodness of God, such his power and mercy concurring, that it works health out of sickness, good out of evil. There is an infinite Good, but not an infinite evil. For the Good cannot by any means be diverted into evil. ⟨p. 84⟩but the evil may be converted to good. By the conspiracy of Jews, Gentiles, Judas, Devils, against Christ, is our salvation wrought. From the horridst and most unnatural treasons, God hath advanced his own glory, advantaged his children's security. We labour of three diseases, birth, life, death: all these are cured by those three answerable in Christ. Our unclean birth is sanctified by His so pure from the least spot of sin. Our transgressing life is reformed by the virtue, informed by the example of His. That tyrannizing, wounding^l Serpent, Death hath the sting pulled out by His death, that we may embrace him in our secured arms. The Conqueror of us all is conquered for us all, by Him that foiled the Giant in his own den, the Grave. ^mThanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Oh death where is thy sting. Oh grave where is thy victory? This is our insultation and holy triumph. Provided ever, that He be believed of us, that hath thus relieved us. Believe and fear not. A good conscience is never failed of a good confidence, of a good consequence. Hence ariseth the souls sanity.

Thus from mans sicknesse ariseth his better health, and he now stands surer by his first fall. Such is the greatnesse and goodnesse of God, such his power and mercy concurring, that it workes health out of sicknesse, good out of euill. There is an infinite Good, but not an infinite euill. For the Good cannot by any meanes be diuerted into euill. ⟨p. 84⟩but the euill may be converted to good. By the conspiracie of Iewes, Gentiles, Iudas, Deuils, against Christ, is our saluation wrought. From the horridst and most vnnaturall treasons, God hath aduanced his owne glory, aduantaged his childrens security. We labour of three diseases, birth, life, death: all these are cured by those three answerable in Christ. Our vncleane birth is sanctified by His so pure from the least spot of sinne. Our transgressing life is reformed by the vertue, enformed by the example of His. That tyrannizing, wounding