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A treatise of mans imaginations Showing his natural evil thoughtsA treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts
A treatise of mans imaginations Showing his natural evil thoughts: His want of good thoughts: The way to reform them. Framed and preached by M. Will. Perkins.A treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts: His want of good thoughts: The way to reforme them. Framed and preached by M. Wil. Perkins.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1607Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1607
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.
Seeing that natural Imagination is practised by evil thoughts, we must something consider of the natural thoughts of man: And herein handle these two points: First, whether the thoughts of man may be known; secondly, what the natural thoughts of man be.
Seeing that naturall Imagination is practised by euill thoughtes, wee must something consider of the naturall thoughts of man: And herein handle these two poynts: F•rst, whether the thoughtes of man may bee knowne; secondly, what the naturall thoughts of man be.
For the first; there are two ways to know mans thoughts: either directly without means, or indirectly by means. The first way is proper ⟨p. 26⟩to God alone: for no creature in heaven or earth can immediately and directly know the thoughts of man: this Solomon confesseth in his notable prayer to God, 1. king, 8. 39. Thou only knowest the thoughts of all the children of men. Jerem. 17. 9. The heart is deceitful and wicked above all things; who can know it? ver. 10. I the Lord search the heart, and try the reins.
For the first; there are two waies to knowe mans thoughts: either directly without meanes, or indirectly by meanes. The first way is proper ⟨p. 26⟩to God alone: for no creature in heauen or earth can immediately and directly know the thoughts of man: this Salomon confesseth in his notable praier to God, 1. king, 8. 39. Thou onely knowest the thoughts of all the children of men. Ierem. 17. 9. The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things; who can know it? ver. 10. I the Lord search the heart, and trie thereines.