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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 12: §. 12.THE PATERNE of perfection. › Section 12: §. 12.
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2. The eating of this (Adam having first obeyed) would have been a mean• to ⟨p. 249⟩convey to him immutable assistance to eternal life. There be divers opinions of Divines touching this; but surely it did mainly seal the covenant; and the reason is, because life, which was in the covenant, was communicated by this tree: but life spiritual only was intended in the covenant; therefore the seals seal life spiritual only. It is a weak opinion of some, that think the tree would make Adam immortal, though it were after his fall. They prove it out of Gen. 3.22. else why should God thrust him out of Paradise lest he should eat of the tree of life? I answer: This word (lest) implies, not what followed, but what they conceived would follow.
2. The eating of this (Adam having first obeyed) would have been a mean• to ⟨p. 249⟩conveigh to him immutable assistance to eternall life. There bee divers opinions of Divines touching this; but surely it did mainely seale the covenant; and the reason is, because life, which was in the covenant, was communicated by this tree: but life spirituall only was intended in the covenant; therefore the seales seale life spirituall onely. It is a weake opinion of some, that thinke the tree would make Adam immortall, though it were after his fall. They prove it out of Gen. 3.22. else why should God thrust him out of Paradise lest he should eate of the tree of life? I answer: This word (lest) implyes, not what followed, but what they conceived would follow.
1Touching the tree of knowledge of good and evil, we are to know three things.