A55305:214
The divine will considered in its eternal decrees, and holy execution of them. By…
The divine will considered in its eternal decrees, and holy execution of them. By Edward Polhill of Burwash in Sussex Esquire
London : printed, and are to be sold by Thomas Shelmerdine, at the sign of the Rose-Tree in Little-Britain, 1695
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.
1. Man fallen in opposition to Man standing. 2. Man fallen in opposition to fallen Angels.
1. Man fallen in opposition to Man standing; Man as he came out of his Makers hands was a spotless Creature, his Mind a pure Lamp of knowledge, his Will a Throne for the holy One, his Heart a Sanctuary of all Graces, his Affections all in harmony with the Rational Faculties, the Image of God sparkling within him, and the Favour of God sunning him round ⟨p. 173⟩about. Here all was Freedom, no Chain but that of Graces, no Bands but Cords of Love, no Prison but a Paradise, no Captive but the Lord's Free-man; the least drop of wrath could not fall on him here. But alas! how soon was this Star shot! Man turned from God, and God departed from Man, and instantly the Captive appeared all in Chains of Sin and Wrath; his Lamp went out in obscure darkness, Satan ascended up into the Throne, the fire of Lust rose up in the Sanctuary, the Affections were all in a mutiny against the upper Powers, and the whole Man became a Prisoner under Sin and Wrath; and all this because he left [Greek or Hebrew], his original State of rectitude and holiness.
1. Man fallen in opposition to Man standing; Man as he came out of his Makers hands was a spotless Creature, his Mind a pure Lamp of knowledge, his Will a Throne for the holy One, his Heart a Sanctuary of all Graces, his Affections all in harmony with the Rational Faculties, the Image of God sparkling within him, and the Favour of God sunning him round ⟨p. 173⟩about. Here all was Freedom, no Chain but that of Graces, no Bands but Cords of Love, no Prison but a Paradise, no Captive but the Lord's Free-man; the least drop of wrath could not fall on him here. But alas! how soon was this Star shot! Man turned from God, and God departed from Man, and instantly the Captive appeared all in Chains of Sin and Wrath; his Lamp went out in obscure darkness, Satan ascended up into the Throne, the fire of Lust rose up in the Sanctuary, the Affections were all in a mutiny against the upper Powers, and the whole Man became a Prisoner under Sin and Wrath; and all this because he left , his original State of rectitude and holiness.