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Thirdly, A man being thus in his intellectuals and affectionate parts of his soul carried out only to these earthly things, and from God; hence is it, that he is as it were made one with them; we may say, earth thou art not only in respect of thy body, but also of thy soul; for if the Apostle say, 1 Cor. 6. 17, he that is joined to the Lord is made one spirit; may we not also say, he that is joined to sin, to creatures, is made (as it were) the same with them. Although (saith Austin) the mind when it inclineth to these bodily things is not made corpus, a body, yet by these appetites and desires quodammodo corporascit, it doth (as it were) become bodily; It is as if a mighty Prince should come from his throne of glory, and wallow in the mire like a swine; this is our state comparatively to that primitive happiness and holiness; we are now no better then those lusts and those creatures that we do adhere unto; Jung cor tuun aternitati Dei, & cum ille aeternus eris; and again, Si terram amas terra es; Thou art in Gods account that which thy heart is set upon; Oh then, God cannot look upon thee as his primitive creature, he seeth his image and superscription ⟨p. 371⟩defaced, and another brought in the stead thereof very loathsome and deformed; Even as they that worshipped Idols are said to be like them, to become as abominable, yea and as senseless, and as stupid, as they are, so it is in this case.

Thirdly, A man being thus in his intellectuals and affectionate parts of his soul carried out only to these earthly things, and from God; hence is it, that he is as it were made one with them; we may say, earth thou art not only in respect of thy body, but also of thy soul; for if the Apostle say, 1 Cor. 6. 17, he that is joyned to the Lord is made one spirit; may we not also say, he that is joyned to sinne, to creatures, is made (as it were) the same with them. Although (saith Austin) the mind when it inclineth to these bodily things is not made corpus, a body, yet by these appetites and desires quodammodo corporascit, it doth (as it were) become bodily; It is as if a mighty Prince should come from his throne of glory, and wallow in the mire like a swine; this is our state comparatively to that primitive happiness and holiness; we are now no better then those lusts and those creatures that we do adhere unto; Junge cor tuun aternitati Dei, & cum ille aeternus eris; and again, Si terram amas terra es; Thou art in Gods account that which thy heart is set upon; Oh then, God cannot look upon thee as his primitive creature, he seeth his image and superscription