The Sincere Convert

For, all other inferior Creatures did carry the works and footsteps of GODs power, wisdom, goodness, whereby all these Attributes were seen. Now the most perfect Attributes of God, that is, his Holiness, that he would have only appear in, and be made manifest by man, his best inferior creature, as a Kings wisdom and bounty appears in managing the affairs of all his Kingdom; but his ⟨p. 27⟩Royal, Princely, and most eminent perfections appear in the face and disposition of his Son, next under him; But more particularly this Image of GOD appeared in these four particulars.

For, all other inferiour Creatures did carry the workes and footsteps of GODs power, wisedome, goodnesse, whereby all these Attributes were seene. Now the most perfect Attributes of God, that is, his Holinesse, that hee would have onely appeare in, and be made manifest by man, his best inferior creature, as a Kings wisedome and bounty appeares in managing the affaires of all his Kingdome; but his ⟨p. 27⟩Royal, Princely, and most eminent perfections appeare in the face and disposition of his Sonne, next under him; But more particularly this Image of GOD appeared in these foure particulars.

1. In mans understanding: this was §1like unto Gods. Now Gods Image here chiefly consisted in this particular, viz. As God saw himself, and beheld his own infinite endless glory and excellency; so man was privy to Gods excellency, and saw God most gloriously; as Moses, though a sinful man, saw him face to face, much more Adam, a perfect man; God loving man could do no less than reveal himself to man.

1. In mans understanding: this was §1like unto Gods. Now Gods Image here chiefly consisted in this particular, viz. As God saw himselfe, and beheld his owne infinite endlesse glory and excellency; so man was privie to Gods excellency, and saw God most gloriously; as Moses, though a sinfull man, saw him face to face, much more Adam, a perfect man; God loving man could doe no lesse than reveale himselfe to man.