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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 3: §. 3.THE PATERNE of perfection. › Section 3: §. 3.
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. 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 Eph. 1.18. He prayes that the eyes of their understanding might be inlightened. The eye cannot see unlesse there bee a facultie of seeing put into it; which Adam had in his innocencie,
2. Whereby the understanding ⟨p. 44⟩of Adam was able to pierce into the natures of things; which piercing discovers it self two ways.