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A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…
A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nebuchadnezzars subversion. Set forth by William Wheatley Master of Art, and preacher of Gods word.A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nabuchadnezzars subuersion. Set forth by William Wheatley Maister of Art, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Thomas Creed for John Deane and John Baily, 1602London: printed by Thomas Creed for Iohn Deane and Iohn Baily, 1602
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.
Which Paul the Apostle proveth by a double argument, one taken from the example of himself, the other is a similitude. Which is thus much briefly: The understanding of an Infant is far inferior to the understanding of a man: And through a glass we cannot see so clearly as without. This life is like to Infancy.1 And the life to come is our perfect age, then our knowledge shall be made perfect. The glass through which we now see God, is faith: which being done away, we shall see clearly. Which doth confirm this truth. That not now, but after death we shall see God face to face.2 (O endless felicity) By which, Denotatur perspicuus, planus, atque clarissimus divinus aspectus, is noted a manifest, plain, and most clear beholding of the divine nature after death.3 Moses, as the glory of the Lord passed by him, saw his back parts darkly and imperfectly. But after death we shall see evidently, Divinā essentiam, The essence of God. For by the face of God Manifestatio eius intelligenda est, An open manifestation of him, is to be understood. ⟨p. 155⟩Which is the truth by Christ himself expressed: who saith, (speaking of Gods dear adopted children) See that ye despise not one of these little ones: 4for I say unto you, that in heaven, their Angels always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Then we see that Ultimus finis simpliciter ipsius fidei, quam intendimus ex fide, est beatitudo quae in aperta dei visione consistit. The last end simply of faith, which we expect by faith, is the blessedness, which consisteth in the open and plain sight of God.5 Praemium itaque fidei nobis visio ista seruatur. This sight therefore the reward of faith is kept for us. And we shall know as we are known of God. Note by the way, that this word (As) Non importat aequalitatem cognitionis, sed similitudinem tamen longinquam, 6doth not import an equality of knowledge (betwixt God and us) but a certain likeness, yet ours is far inferior to his.