How does evil influence nature?
Vice is contrary to nature, such that it can only damage it. It would be no vice to depart from God if it were not better to nature to abide with God. The word vice already suggests that there has to be a better nature. Likewise the evil will is a witness of a prior good nature.
But God, as he is the supremely good creator of good natures, so is he of evil wills the most just ruler; so that, while they make an ill use of good natures, he makes a good use even of evil wills. It has been always determined by God in his foreknowledge how he would use evil for good purpose.
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