The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

4. It is no unrighteousness in God to suffer sin, because he can turn every mans sin to a greater benefit and advantage, Gen. 50.20. You thought evil against me, saith Joseph to his Brethren, but God meant it unto good; he can bring good out of evil, and light out of darkness. God suffers Toads and Serpents to live, because they are useful, they suck the noxious and hurtful gusts from herbs and flowers, and so make them wholesome for mans use: So God permits sin in the world, because he knows how to make it useful; he can make an Antidote of the Vipers flesh. He did by an excellent and rare Chemistry extract the greatest Mercy from the greatest Mischief; the great-Good from the greatest Evil; the Salvation of Mankind from the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

4. It is no unrighteousness in God to suffer sin, because hee can turn every mans sin to a greater benefit and advantage, Gen. 50.20. You thought evil against mee, saith Joseph to his Brethren, but God meant it unto good; hee can bring good out of evil, and light out of darkness. God suffers Toads and Serpents to live, because they are useful, they suck the noxious and hurtful gusts from herbs and flowers, and so make them wholesome for mans use: So God permits sin in the world, because hee knows how to make it useful; hee can make an Antidote of the Vipers flesh. Hee did by an excellent and rare Chymistry extract the greatest Mercy from the greatest Mischief; the grea-Good from the greatest Evil; the Salvation of Mankinde from the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

5. By influence of bad Example, by setting loose and bad Examples for others to imitate: So men are guilty of others sins, as namely, when Children sin by the Examples of their Parents, those very Parents are guilty of their Children's sin. So we have some Families that inherit the lusts, as well as the lands of their Ancestors; Parents swear and curse, and so do Children; Parents are Drunkards, and so are Children; Parents are unclean, and so are Children; as they make them rich by their Livings, so they make them wretched and debauched by their lives; this is to make themselves partakers of all their sins. So when people sin by the looseness and licentiousness of their Minister, that Minister is guilty of those very sins that the people so commit;