The pattern of perfection exhibited in Gods image on AdamThe paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam

Ans. The spiritual light, whereby the Understanding of Adam was able to pierce into the nature of things, and perceive them with that perfection as did fit him for the attaining of his end, and performing service to God.

Ans. The spirituall light, whereby the Understanding of Adam was able to pierce into the nature of things, and perceive them with that perfection as did fit him for the attaining of his end, and performing service to God.

There are three things in this description:

1. It is a spiritual light. It is with the Understanding as with the air; it is capable of darkness in the night, ⟨p. 43⟩as well as light in the day: So the faculty of Adams understanding was capable of blindness and ignorance that might delude him, as well as of spiritual light that might guide him. A mans eye may have blindness in it as well as sight: so the understanding is capable of ignorance, and spiritual wisdom too that might reveal that to us that should be done by us. Col 3.10. Put ye on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge. And Eph. 1.18. He prays that the eyes of their understanding might be enlightened. The eye cannot see unless there be a faculty of seeing put into it; which Adam had in his innocency,

1. It is a spirituall light. It is with the Understanding as with the ayre; it is capable of darknesse in the night, ⟨p. 43⟩as well as light in the day: So the faculty of Adams understanding was capable of blindenesse and ignorance that might delude him, as well as of spirituall light that might guide him. A mans eye may have blindnesse in it as well as sight: so the understanding is capable of ignorance, and spirituall wisdome too that might reveale that to us that should be done by us. Col 3.10. Put yee on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge. And