The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

But as notwithstanding the circular action of the understanding and will upon one another; there must be a beginning of this course some-where, and the understanding is usually reckoned the [Greek or Hebrew], the first mover, the leading faculty: So notwithstanding the mutual influence of these two upon each other, seeing hath a natural precedency and must lead the way unto being like; Which is sufficiently intimated in the Text, [I shall behold thy face] ⟨p. 68⟩and then I shall be satisfied with thy likeness, and more fully in that parallel Scripture: We shall •e like him for we shall see him, &c.

But as notwithstanding the circular action of the understanding and will upon one another; there must be a beginning of this course some-where, and the understanding is usually reckon'd the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the first mover, the leading faculty: So notwithstanding the mutual in•luence of these two upon each other, seeing hath a natural precedency and must lead the way unto being like; Which is sufficiently intimated in the Text, [I shall behold thy face] ⟨p. 68⟩and then I shall be satisfied with thy likeness, and more fully in that parallel Scripture: We shall •e like him for we shall see him, &c.

From whence also, and from the very nature of the thing, we may fitly state the relation of the first of these to the second, to be that of a cause to its effect. Sight begets likeness, is antecedent to it, and productive of it.