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Of the immortality of mans soul, and the nature of it and other spirits.…
Of the immortality of mans soul, and the nature of it and other spirits. Two discourses, one in a letter to an unknown doubter, the other in a reply to Dr. Henry Moore's Animadversions on a private letter to him, which he published in his second edition of Mr. Joseph Glanvil's Sadducismus triumphatus, or, History of apparitions by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for B. Simons, 1682
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5. Adam had a Law given him; and therefore knew that God was his Ruler. He knew that God was to be obeyed; he knew what was his Law: else it had been no sin to break it. He knew that he ought to love, and believe, and trust God, and cleave to him: else it bad been no sin to forsake him, and to believe the Tempter, and to love the forbidden Fruit better than God. He knew that Death was the threatened Wages of Sin. In a word, He was made in the Image of God: And Paul tells us, it is that Image into which we are renewed by Christ: And he describeth it to consist in wisdom, righteousness, and true holiness.
5. Adam had a Law given him; and therefore knew that God was his Ruler. He knew that God was to be obeyed; he knew what was his Law: else it had been no sin to break it. He knew that he ought to love, and believe, and trust God, and cleave to him: else it bad been no sin to forsake him, and to believe the Tempter, and to love the forbidden Fruit better than God. He knew that Death was the threatned Wages of Sin. In a word, He was made in the Image of God: And Paul tells us, it is that Image into which we are renewed by Christ: And he describeth it to consist in wisdom, righteousness, and true holiness.
6. And we have great reason to think, that it was Adam that taught Abel to offer Sacrifice in Faith, and delivered to his Posterity the Traditions which he had from God. Tho Adam did not do all this at once, he did not receive a new Soul or Faculty for every new act. Can Apes and Monkeys do all this? Doth God give them Laws to know and keep as moral free-agents?
But you say, Adam knew not that he was naked. Ans. What! and yet knew God and his Law, and how to name the Creatures, and how to dress and keep the Garden? He knew not that nakedness was shameful; for he had newly made it shameful.