A53712:468
The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin
The nature, power, deceit, and prevalency of the remainders of indwelling-sin in believers together with the ways of its working and means of prevention opened, evinced, and applied with a resolution of sundry cases of conscience thereunto appertaining.The nature, power, deceit, and prevalency of the remainders of indwelling-sin in believers together with the wayes of its working and means of prevention opened, evinced, and applyed with a resolution of sundry cases of conscience thereunto appertaining.
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1675
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.
But now besides these things, man being created ⟨p. 267⟩in an especial manner to give Glory to God by rational and moral obedience, and so to obtain a reward in the enjoyment of him; there are many things in the Law of his creation that are peculiar to him; as to love God above all, to seek the enjoyment of him as his chiefest Good and last End, to enquire after his Mind and Will, and to yield obedience, and the like. All which are part of the Law of his Nature.
But now besides these things, man being creaated ⟨p. 267⟩in an especial manner to give Glory to God by rational and moral obedience, and so to obtain a reward in the enjoyment of him; there are many things in the Law of his creation that are peculiar to him; as to love God above all, to seek the enjoyment of him as his chiefest Good and last End, to enquire after his Mind and Will, and to yield obedience, and the like. All which are part of the Law of his Nature.
Now these things are not distinguished so, as though a man might perform the actions of the Law of his nature which are common to him with other creatures, merely from the principles of his nature as they do; but the Law of his dependence upon God, and doing all things in obedience unto him, passeth on them all also. He can never be considered as a mere creature, but as a creature made for the glory of God, by rational moral obedience; rational, because by him chosen, and performed with reason; and moral, because regulated by a Law whereunto Reason doth attend.
Now these things are not distinguished so, as though a man might perform the actions of the Law of his nature which are common to him with other creatures, meerly from the principles of his nature as they do; but the Law of his dependance upon God, and doing all things in obedience unto him, passeth on them all also. He can never be considered as a meer creature, but as a creature made for the glory of God, by rational moral obedience; rational, because by him chosen, and performed with reason; and moral, because regulated by a Law whereunto Reason doth attend.