The Primitive Baptist vol.6 no.2 (Jan. 1841)
I AM AS FAR FROM BELIEVING that God caused man to sin as any of my brethren; nay, it was the Lord’s enemy. But the Lord’s goodness has no end, for he overrules all things, even the works of wicked men and devils, to the good of his children and his own glory. Wicked men and the devil need no stimulants to make them do wickedly. They are ever ready to do all the Lord will suffer them to do, and if it was not for the overruling power of God, which prevents them from accomplishing their desires or wishes, what would we all come to? But we have great reason to bless the Lord and take courage, that the enemy is not suffered to touch the life of even the weakest lamb. |
