The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . e, and flops his Courfe this way and tother way,and gives him room but on and fuch fkL s, fo thathe cannot flir outwardly bat juft where Gid leads himand Marks out his way. If Gcd does fe: more Re-ftraints upon other wicked Men as to the outward, Idoubt not but it is partly becufe the Acls of their in-ward Corruption are not altogether fo malicious, andthey a little hearken (th
The oeconomy of sin : wherein are explain'd, its possibility, its futurition, its nature, its event and effects, both in angels and in manAnd wherein also is demonstrated and maintain'd the truth of original sin . e, and flops his Courfe this way and tother way,and gives him room but on and fuch fkL s, fo thathe cannot flir outwardly bat juft where Gid leads himand Marks out his way. If Gcd does fe: more Re-ftraints upon other wicked Men as to the outward, Idoubt not but it is partly becufe the Acls of their in-ward Corruption are not altogether fo malicious, andthey a little hearken (though very imperfectly) to rhegood Infpirations of God; and laftly, becaufe too theInundation of their Malice would be contrary to GodsDefign of projecting and upholding the World in fometolerable State, ana of not yet laying it quite wafte bypunifhing it any more, and this partly for the fake ofthe Good that are in it and (or the Manifeftation of hisown Good nets. CHAR 144 Of the Divine Providence CHAP. IX. Of the Divine Providence in the Revolutions ofStates and Empires. The true Grounds ofCivil Government. I How Di. itineProvi*dence hasprejidsd q-*ver thePrinciplesof worldlyJ oliticksand their^ HIS is of a very near Nature to whatI fhall fay when I come to (hew theRife ©f thefe great Inequalities thathappen in Empires and Monarchies^and a thoufand Revolutions and diffe-rent Events wherein the Nations andPeople of the World are concerned, and how all thisaccords with the Impartiality and Univerfality of theDivine Providence. God beholds the Corruption ofMans Heart, its Extent, Obftinacy and Progrefs: hehas often had Experience of it; and by this, togetherwith his Knowledge of the malignant Difpofition ofSatan and of natural and external Objects, he forefeesthat {hould he leave their Corruption to it felf, it wouldimmediately plunge all Nature and Mankind into Con-fufion by Violence, Murders, Plunderings, Robberies,Whoredoms and by all forts of Hellifh
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