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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30316	The Spiritual anatomy of man in which is considered I. the happy state of mans integrity in his first creation, II. the woful apostacy of man from God, by his original sin ..., III. mans restoration by ... Jesus Christ, and the excellency of the Covenant of Grace, IV. the whole series of Christian duties ..., V. the particular cases of affliction, especially spiritual defection ..., VI. the great encouragement to believers, for patience and perseverance ... : to which is added an index of the whole contents / published by Andrew Burnet ...	Burnet, A. (Andrew)	1693 (1693)	Wing B5753; ESTC R15370	202,954	328

Word of God and if disagreeable thereto the Conclusion must be that the Fountain is corrupt for as a bad Tree cannot bring forth good Fruit so a good Tree bringeth forth good Fruit for the Tree is known by its Fruits and it is no Justification of an Action bad in it self that it is intended well for we must not do evil that good may come of it Secondly As the Actions must be in themselves good they must also be directed to the right end that is to wit the glory of God for what is not levelled so are sinful before God Col. 3.17 1 Cor. 10.31 From what hath been said may plainly appear that though the Christian as a New Man in Christ Jesus is an excellent Creature as made partaker of the Divine Nature Nevertheless he is and must be intangled in a continual Warfare whilst in the Body and therefore not to be idle or lazy but to stand always upon guard against Enemies within himself and without Be strong in the Lord and in the Power of his Might for we wrestle not against Flesh and Blood but against Principalities and against Powers against the Rulers of Darkness in this World against Spiritual Wickednesses in high places wherefore take unto you the whole Armor of God your Loyns girt about with Truth the Breast Plate of Righteousness your Feet shod with the Gospel of Peace the shield of Faith the Helmet of Salvation the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God praying and watching so that the Work of a Christian is not over even when he hath attained newness of Life in Christ Jesus but of necessity must continue in a fighting State while in a Body Eph. 6.10 to 19. As you have received Christ Jesus so walk you in him Christians must fight offensively to subdue the continued growing of Lusts Defensively to withstand continued Temptations and persevere to the further Conquest of Enemies within themselves and without in the World Watch and Pray lest ye enter into Temptation in this case three things are to be considered First Perseverance and continued Stedfastness is the Christians commanded Duty Secondly Gods Promises to his People to uphold and strengthen them in their Duties and Conflicts Thirdly The experience of Christians that they thrive and grow when in pursuit of and continuance in their Duties As to the first it plainly appears as the Christians Life is a continued warfare so must he not be lazy or draw back but be still in Arms ready to fight He that putteth his Hand to the Plough must not draw back and if any Man draw back my Soul hath no delight in him Luke 9.62 Heb. 10.38 The whole Book of Holy Writ is full of this Command we are not to stop or rest in our Course but chearfully in imitation of Christ to run the Race that is set before us without regard to the difficulties in our way but with Courage to continue our progress till we come to the end of our Stage even Eternity Heb. 12.1 2 3. This is Christs express Command we must take up our Cross and daily follow him Mat. 10.16 to end Nothing must stop our course however so dear to us Honour Wealth Relations nor Life it self we must give up and Sacrifice all upon the Altar of Obedience Mat. 16.24 25 26 27. Ch. 24.42 to end Mark 13.33 to end Let us fear a promise being left us of entring into his Rest lest any of you should come short of it let us labour therefore to enter into that rest lest any Man fall by unbelief seeing then we have a great High Priest that is passed into the Heavens Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our profession Heb. 4.1 11 14. Be ye stedfast unmoveable always abounding in the Work of the Lord knowing that your Work is not in vain 1 Cor. 15.58 Let us not be weary in well doing for in season we shall reap if we faint not Gal. 6.9 As ye have received Christ Jesus so walk ye in him rooted and built upon him and established in the Faith abounding therein with Thanks giving Eph. 6.10 to 19. Indure Hardness as a good Soldier of Christ Jesus no Man that Warreth entangleth himself wi●h the affairs of this Life that he may please him who choose him to be a Soldier if a Man strive for Mastery yet is he not Crowned except he strive lawfully 2 Tim 2 1 7. Be sober be vigilant because your Adversary the Devil as a roaring Lyon walketh about seeking whom he may devour whom resist stedfast in the Faith knowing that the same Afflictions are accomplished in your Brethren 1 Pet. 5.8 9. giving all diligence add to your Faith Vertue and to your Vertue Knowledge and to your Knowledge Tempeaance and to Temperance Patience and to Patience Godleness and to Godliness Brotherly Kindness and to Brotherly Kindness Charity for if these things be in you they shall make you that you shall never be barren or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7 8. Hence we see how incumbent it is to Christians to be upon their Duty of Perseverance and as the state of the Militant Church is Laborious and full of Hazards and exposed to Difficulties insuperable as to Man and the Adversaries in themselves powerful Nevertheless as no Man goeth to War at his own Charge but at the charge of him whose Soldier he is neither hath the King of Kings whose Soldiers Christians are left his People without assurances of sure pay and constant supplies out of the Treasury of Omnipotency whose word we believe I will open to you the Windows of Heaven and give you a blessing that ye shall not have room to receive it Mal. 3.10 The vision is for an appointed time if it tarry wait for it it will speak at last and he that is to come shall come and will not tarry Hab. 2.3 And for the Encouragement of the Faith and Patience of the People of God the Scriptures are full of fresh and sure clusters of consolatory promises for Comfort Relief Support and Delivery which is the second thing considerable The Evangelical Prophet Isaiah hath stored his Book with legions of Consolations fear not I have redeemed thee thou art mine I will be with thee in fire and in water they shall have no power over thee thou art Honourable and Pretious in my sight I will restore thy Captives I am thy Redeemer when thou hast no help I will be a Saviour and Provisor Is 43. to 26. I will pour water on him that is a thirst and floods on the dry ground I will pour my Spirit upon thy Seed and my Blessing upon thine Ofspring thou shalt not be forgotten of me I have blotted out as a Cloud thy Transgressions and as a thick Cloud thy sins return to me for I have Redeemed thee Is 44 3 21 23. Hearken unto me ye House of Jacob which are born by me from the Womb

Christ may dwell in thy Heart by Faith and that being Rooted and Grounded in love thou canst be able to comprehend with all Saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge Eph. 3.17 18 19. and that thou mayst be filled with all the fulness of God In all sincerity is the earnest Prayer of thine in Christ Jesus our Lord. FINIS THE Anatomy of Man SInce Man's Woful Apostacy from God Sin is become so habitual that the Custom hath taken away the Conscience of it and Corruption is so condensed in mens hearts without the due sense thereof that unless upon gross out-breakings little remorse is expressed for Sin and Guilt for most part is only owned from actual Transgressions and men do not charge themselves with the guilt of Original Sin as supposing that forreign to them as coming from Adam's particular Act and Transgression and take themselves not to be accountable therefore as being the single Act of another and if any thing of that guilt be owned it is only by roate and as coming from education or the customary profession of Religion without the due sense or conscience of the guilt and in regard that Original sin hath more in it than one single act though that one act of disobedience was cause enough of all the misery that followed and that the consequence of that disobedience hath fallen upon and concerneth all the Posterity of Adam we shall therefore consider First What Original Sin was in Adam Secondly How far the Posterity of Adam are therein concerned or chargeable and affected with it Thirdly We shall make some practical Inferences and Uses from thence First If we consider Adam the first and root of all Mankind that he was of God created after the Likeness of God in his Image Gen. 1.26 27 28. and at his first Creation had power and command given him to increase and multiply and subdue and have dominion over the Fish of the Sea the Fowls of the Air and every thing that moveth on the Earth under restriction from eating of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil with a penalty upon eating thereof that he should surely dye Gen. 2.15 16 17. Thus Man made after the Likeness of God and in the Image of God let us examine what this Likeness and Image was The Holy Apostle Paul tells us that it was Righteousness and true Holiness Eph. 4.24 The same Apostle elsewhere informs us that it was in Knowledge after the Image of him that Created him Col. 3.10 By these words of Righteousness true Holiness and Knowledge we may understand that Adam in his first Creation was endowed with all suitable faculties of the Mind to understand the Nature of all Beasts Fowls Fishes creeping Things and Vegetatives how to use and apply them to his own use and govern them in order to their subjection to himself and congruity among themselves as we find by Gods bringing the Creatures to Adam to vest him with Soveraignty over them and that he might express his faculty of understanding by giving to them names Gen. 2.19 20. and as some naturalists observe he gave to them names significant or expressive of their nature which implied his Knowledge of their several Natures from that primitive Knowledge given to him in his first Creation By Righteousness rendred in the Latine Justice as it is the Likeness and Image of God we must understand all integrity of Mind leading to what is right and forbearing what is wrong By true Holiness we must understand all purity of Mind Will and Affections in Sincerity and Truth to affect only and desire what is just pure holy and good and to shun all Thoughts Affections Actions or Purposes to the contrary as God is of purer Eyes than can behold Iniquity And by that Knowledge of God according to the Image of him that created him we must understand effectual and sufficient knowledge not only of things natural but also of Spiritual Truths by which man was made effectually capable to understand and to do good to abstain from and resist evil Thus Man being composed in such excellent frame capable to understand all things as well of God himself as of the Creatures and that he had his Being of God and sufficiently understood the Terms under which he was confined to his Allegiance and Obedience to God and the consequence of his Disobedience and there being given to him entire Integrity not tainted by any pollution or disabled by infirmities in full possession of all secular enjoyments with the knowledge of the glorious soveraignty of God and Majesty in the Creation sufficient to delight himself in God and glorifie his Maker in the Station he had placed him If David after the Apostacy when for Sin the World was degenerated and brought under the Curse and Bondage did then admire Mans Excellency Power and Glory how much more when in Mans Integrity unity of the Creation without Enmity Jarring or Discord Emulation or Contention the Morning Stars sang together Job 38.7 and all the Sons of God shouted for Joy How had the first Man reason to cry out How excellent art thou Lord in all the Earth And what is Man that thou remembrest him or the Son of Man that thou art mindful of him And what reason had he And how much had it been his and the happiness of all Posterities to have sate down contentedly in admiration and obedience of God and in quiet possession of all created enjoyments and subjection of the Creatures to him Thus Man Created in Righteousness true Holiness and Knowledge after the Image of God made Lord of all the Creatures and in possession thereof having sufficient knowledge to understand his Duty and Interest and to know the advantage of Obedience and consequence of breach of Duty breaks the Chain of his Obedience and eats the forbidden fruit Gen. 3.6 Whereupon God in his Justice according to his Promise and Terms of Mans first Creation deprives Man of his Soveraignty over the Creatures puts Enmity between Man and the Creatures and accurseth Man and the Earth for his sake Gen. 3.14 to the end This being the Matter of fact in Mans Creation under the Penal Law and his Breach and Rebellion against God and the punishment of his disobedience we come next to examine the nature of this first and original sin and consider whether it consisted only in this single Act of eating of the Tree of Knowledge or what other sins were or are complicated in it If we consider Man as truly endowed by God with Knowledge Righteousness and true Holiness and under the Prohibition of a Penal Law we shall find all the sins committed and discovered in after Ages under the growth of Corruption to have been in that transgression First That wilful breach of Gods Law and Sin cannot be palliate under the excuse of the sin of Ignorance for that mans knowledge was strong and sufficiently

his Church In all their Afflictions he was Afflicted and the Angel of his presence saved them in his Love and in his Pity he redeemed them and carryed them all the days of old Isa 63.9 Secondly This Love is extensive to all wants and necessities or else it is empty and profiteth not Whoso hath this Worlds good and seeth his Brother have need and shutteth up his bowels of Compassion how doth the Love of God dwell in him 1 Joh. 3.17 And the Apostle James is to the like purpose If a Brother or a Sister be naked and destitute of Daily food and one of you say to them depart in peace he ye warmed and filled notwithstanding ye give them not these things which are needful to the Body what doth it profit Jam. 15.16 Seventhly Is it so then of a lamentable truth that all men are concluded in Adams Apostacy and that there is a woful Degeneracy in the Soul of Man from that primitive Knowledge Righteousness and Holiness and that all men in Nature are dead in Sin and have their Conversation with the Lusts of the Flesh fulfilling the desires thereof and of the mind according to the Course of this World according to the Prince of the Power of the Air the Spirit that now worketh in the Children of Disobedience and are by Nature the Children of Wrath. Eph. 2.1 2 3. And that there is even amongst the renewed a Law in the Members warring against the Law in the Mind Rom. 7.23 Ch. 8.1 And that by reason of Sin the Creature is Subject to Vanity and the whole Creation groaneth and travelleth in pain for the Adoption and Redemption Rom. 8.20 22 23. And that in this degeneracy a mans life is his burden and there is no true pleasure under the Sun confirmed in Solomons experience Therefore I hated life because the work that is wrought under the Sun is grievous unto me for all is vanity and vexation of Spirit Eccles 2.17 all Seeing then this Earth is but a sojourning and no abiding place and that here is neither Pleasure Rest nor Happiness how much is it mortal mans concern anxiously restlesly and with a believing Impatience to pursue close after these two things First That as by one man Sin entred into the World and Death by Sin so Death passed upon all men for that all men have sinned Rom. 5.12 And that as by the offence of one man Judgment came upon all men to Condemnation even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men to Justification of life Rom. 5.18 That man would seriously apply himself to the Throne of Grace that he may be found in the Faith that he may be intituled into Eternal Life in Jesus Christ that only mediator and for that the first Image of God in man was wilfully abolished or defaced by man that by the bounty of Free-grace he may be begotten again by the regeneration of the Spirit unto a lively Faith and that he may put on the new man of Righteousness and True Holiness Eph. 4. ●● And may be renewed in Knowledge after the Image of him that Created it Col. 3.10 And may be set free from the Law of Sin and Death by the Law of the Spirit of Life And that he may be spiritually enlightned not by the Spirit of the World but by the Spirit which is of God and that he may know the things freely given of God 1 Cor. 2.12 And that he may be spiritually minded that enmity of the Carnal mind may be removed so as he may no more mind the things of the Flesh but the things of the Spirit Rom 8.5 6 7. That being raised from the Death of Sin by the Spirit of Christ he may seek these things that are above where Christ is Col. 3.1 And may be accounted to be called a Child of God an heir and Joynt heir with Jesus Christ and may also be glorified with him Rom. 8 17. That he may be dead and crucified in Christ to Sin and may also live with him in Glory Rom. 6.8 Secondly Seeing the Earth was accursed for mans sake Gen. 3.17 18 19. And that the Creature was made Subject to Vanity not willingly but by reason of him who Subjected the same in hope Rom. 8.20 And that the whole Creation groaneth and travelleth in pain together for redemption from the bondage of Corruption unto the glorious liberty of the Children of God Rom. 8.21 22 23. That he may watch and be always ready with Oyl in his Lamp for the coming of the Bridegroom who cometh as a Thief in the night Rev. 16.15 And may earnestly pray that the Bridegroom would hasten the coming of his Kingdom and the new Heavens and the new Earth and set the Sons of God at liberty from the Liberty of Sin and Corruption and that the glad Tydings of that Heavenly Proclamation may be heard Behold the Tabernacle of God is with Men and God shall dwell with them and they shall be his People and God himself shall be with them and be their God And God shall wipe away all tears from their Eyes and there shall be no more Death neither Sorrow nor Crying neither shall there be any more Pain For the former things are passed away Rev. 21. to 6. Having thus viewed Adam in his Primitive Integrity in Glory Honour Righteousness true Holiness and perfect Knowledge with absolute Soveraignty over the Creatures the Darling and Friend of God and all the Creation at Unity and Peace with him and in Subjection to him and in Amity amongst themselves And afterwards by Man's falling from God Man the declared Enemy of God and by a guard of Angels barred out of Paradise deprived of his Soveraignty and Enmity sowed between the Creatures and the Earth accursed and the Creation brought under Bondage and the Posterity of Adam once the apparent Heir of all Righteousness true Holiness Knowledge Honour Glory and Soveraignty over the Creatures disabled and cut off from that glorious succession and exposed unto all misery and under the servitude of Sin and Wrath Rom. 3.23 Eph. 2.3 And in place of that Unity of the Sons of God and shouting together for joy nothing to be seen or heard but Subjects rebelling against their Soveraign and the whole Creation Split in Enmity and Envy Malice Oppression and Unrighteousness to have filled the whole Earth where is that corner of the World where ambition for Dominion Covetousness for Wealth private or publick animosities have not drowned the sense of all comfortable enjoyments Man raging against the Creatures and they against him and each in contention devouring one another and nothing to be seen but a woful Convulsion and dismal complexion and the degenerate frame of that first and beautiful Fabrick of the Creation from its so late purity and glory This then being the Tragical Condition of all Mortals Subject to Sin and Misery as entailed on them from the Inherent Corruption of Nature Job 5.6 Who can