1 That which is implied, is, That there is a Breach made between God and us after Union (I put these two together) There was at first a blessed union between God and man-kind; God did make man in a happy estate according to his own Image, that is, in perfect holiness, and righteousness. When he had made all other Creatures, he makes man as his chosen Creature, stamps upon him his own image, to the end that he might by man have his glory from all the other Creatures that were made, that he might in this world have a creature which might be able to know him, and to worship him, and to serve him, and to take notice of the lustre of his glory that arose from all his other works, and to reflect this glory upon his face: and he made man a Creature fit to do this work. Man was very happy in his first creation in this thing, that God made him of all his creatures fit for such a business to reflect his own glory upon his own face, and so to enjoy communion with himself, which no creature in the world, except the Angels which were in Heaven, were capable of. And the Lord loved this creature, and took delight in him, therefore it is observable in that 1. Gen the last, that though when he beheld all his other works, he only said that they ⟨p. 6⟩were good; yet when the sixth day came wherein man was made, the text saith, that he saw every thing that he had made, and behold it was very good: 1observe it, it is never said very good, till the last day, till man is made; there is not this Commendation of the works of God mentioned till he had made man; and the reason is indeed, because the Lord did not take so much delight in all the works he had made in this world, until he had made man, man was the very complement of all the excellencies of Gods works; for indeed he was the End of all his works, he made all the other for man, and man for himself. God hath not his glory, I mean not immediately from all his other works in the world, but only through man, and had it not been for man, he had lost the greatest part of his glory in the rest of his works; his glory passeth from all the works that he made, unto him through man. Now therefore though the works that God made, the Heaven, the Earth, and the Seas, and the like, were good in themselves; yet, what glory could God have had in all these?
1 That which is implyed, is, That there is a Breach made between God and us after Union (I put these two together) There was at first a blessed union between God and man-kind; God did make man in a happy estate according to his own Image, that is, in perfect holinesse, and righteousnesse. When he had made al other Creatures, he makes man as his chosen Creature, stamps upon him his own image, to the end that he might by man have his glory from al the other Creatures that were made, that he might in this world have a creature which might be able to know him, and to worship him, and to serve him, and to take notice of the lustre of his glory that arose from al his other works, and to reflect this glory upon his face: and he made man a Creture fit to do this work. Man was very hapy in his first creation in this thing, that God made him of al his creaturs fit for such a business to reflect his own glory upon his own face, and so to injoy communion with himself, which no creature in the world, except the Angels which were in Heaven, were capable of. And the Lord loved this creature, and took delight in him, therefore it is observable in that 1. Gen the last, that though when he beheld all his other works, he only said that they ⟨p. 6⟩were good; yet when the sixt day came wherein man was made, the text saith, that he saw every thing that he had made, and behold it was very good: 1observe it, it is never said very good, till the last day, till man is made; there is not this Commendation of the works of God mentioned till he had made man; and the reason is indeed, because the Lord did not take so much delight in all the works he had made in this world, untill he had made man, man was the very complement of all the excellencies of Gods works; for indeed he was the End of all his works, he made all the other for man, and man for himself. God hath not his glory, I meane not immediatly from al his other works in the world, but only through man, and had it not been for man, he had lost the greatest part of his glory in the rest of his works; his glory passeth from all the works that he made, unto him through man. Now therefore though the works that God made, the Heaven, the Earth, and the Seas, and the like, were good in themselves; yet, what glory could God have had in all these?
- 1Every particular Creature was good taken by it self, good as from God, good in their qualities & effects, without any, either guilt or hurt. But now taken altogether are very good, especially seeing man was made who is the most excellent of all Gods visible works in the morning of his creation.Every particular Creature was good taken by it self, good as from God, good in their qualities & effects, wthout any, either guilt or hurt. But now taken altogether are very good, especially seeing man was made who is the most excellent of all Gods visible works in the morning of his creation.
