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The pattern of perfection exhibited in Gods image on AdamThe paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam
The pattern of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam: and Gods covenant made with him. Whereunto is added an exhortation, to redeem the time for recovering our losses in the premisses. And also some miscellanies, viz. I. The prayer of faith. II. A preparative to the Lords Supper. III. The character of a sound Christian, in 17. marks. By T.H.The paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam: and Gods covenant made with him. Whereunto is added an exhortation, to redeem the time for recovering our losses in the premisses. And also some miscellanies, viz. I. The prayer of faith. II. A preparative to the Lords Supper. III. The character of a sound Christian, in 17. markes. By T.H.
London: printed by R. Young for R. Young, 1640
THE PATTERN of perfection. › Section 5: §. 5.THE PATERNE of perfection. › Section 5: §. 5.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. Adam was to love all things belonging to himself, with a love proportionable to them: He was to proportion his love suitable to the nature of the things. As one exceeded another in goodness, so he was to exceed in love towards them. Those things that were of the choicest nature, on them he was to bestow the choicest affections; as for example, Adam was to love his life, honour, and good name, according to their nature: A man must love his life above his wealth, and the good of his soul above his life. As in a pair of scales the heavier the weight is in ⟨p. 92⟩the one, the more weight we put into the other, if we would have them even: so, answerable to the love that was in any thing, Adam was to weigh out an agreeable proportion of love. The happiness of the soul is everlasting, therefore he was to bestow unchangeable love upon it: but wealth and riches are mutable, therefore mutable affections will serve them; we must so love them, as to be content to leave them. Thy wife is dearer then thy kinsman, weigh out the affections of matrimony to thy wife, of friendship to thy kinsman. The credit of the world is good, but it is but a small good; weigh out but a little measure of love to it. The woman sick of a bloody ⟨p. 93⟩issue spent all she had to save her life; and shall not a man spend his life to save his soul.
1. Adam was to love all things belonging to himself, with a love proportionable to them: He was to proportion his love sutable to the nature of the things. As one exceeded another in goodnesse, so hee was to exceed in love towards them. Those things that were of the choicest nature, on them he was to bestow the choicest affections; as for example, Adam was to love his life, honour, and good name, according to their nature: A man must love his life above his wealth, and the good of his soule above his life. As in a paire of scales the heavier the waight is in ⟨p. 92⟩the one, the more weight we put into the other, if wee would have them even: so, answerable to the love that was in any thing, Adam was to weigh out an agreeable proportion of love. The happinesse of the soule is everlasting, therefore he was to bestow unchangeable love upon it: but wealth and riches are mutable, therefore mutable affections wil serve them; we must so love them, as to be content to leave them. Thy wife is dearer then thy kinsman, weigh out the affections of matrimony to thy wife, of friendship to thy kinsman. The credit of the world is good, but it is but a small good; weigh out but a little measure of love to it. The woman sicke of a bloudy