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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03603	The paterne of perfection exhibited in Gods image on Adam: and Gods covenant made with him. Whereunto is added an exhortation, to redeem the time for recovering our losses in the premisses. And also some miscellanies, viz. I. The prayer of faith. II. A preparative to the Lords Supper. III. The character of a sound Christian, in 17. markes. By T.H.	Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.	1640 (1640)	STC 13726; ESTC S114073	99,925	398

in his performance Rom. 4.4 If a man can performe the Law recompence is due to him as a debt which Adam was able to doe Hee might glory in the performance of his duty giving also glory to God Rom. 3.27 Boasting is not excluded by the law of works but by the law of faith As if hee should say Could a man doe what the Law requires hee might boast but the law of faith excludeth boasting if I can do nothing but what God helps mee in and perfect nothing but what God perfects in mee why should I boast A man cannot bee saved by workes and grace too Rom. 11.6 If by workes it is not mercy if by grace it is not his owne sufficiency when wee have done what wee can wee can challenge nothing but beg pardon Psalm 130.3 If thou Lord shouldest mark our iniquites O Lord who could stand Adam could have endured it for he I say had no flaw in his obedience but we poore creatures cannot doe this Dost thou think to bee saved by thy services and merits Rom. 4.7 8. No Happy is the man whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sinnes are covered those workes cannot save a man Adam stood or fell for us as well as for himself why in which there is enough to condemne him 4. Adam did it for himselfe and his posterity if hee had kept the Law wee had lived in him therefore if Adam broke the Law and died thou must also die this is so by all rights 1. By the right of Nations The Kings sends over an Embassador hee craveth termes of agreement what ever the Embassador doth all the Nation doth because the Embassador goeth in the name of the King who is the Ruler of the Nation 2. Look into all Courts what the party doth the surety doth if the party falls the surety falls also what the Parliament doth wee doe because we chuse men and send them thither 3. Look into the law of Nature if the Father hath a child borne long after the bond was made yet hee must pay the debt also if his father purchase land for his heire before he was borne he must have the benefit of it Adam was our Father hee made a compact for all his posterity Rom. 5.12 By one man sin entred into the world and death by sinne The tenour of the compact was for his heires and executors if hee kept the Law hee and they should be happy if he broke it hee and they should be miserable He did for his posterity but here every man must beleeve for himselfe it is not the faith of thy father that will doe thee good Thy faith hath made thee whole not another mans another mans digesting of meat cannot help thee so another mans faith cannot save thy soule Use 1. A sinfull disagreement which is for holinesse The first Use discovers what the great God of heaven requires of his namely obedience and then it falls marvellous heavie upon and condemns the practice of wicked men The ground of agreement between God and Adam was obedience but obedience to God is now the cause of all jarres with men if a man discharge his duty in obedience to God it breeds divisions Men are as is spoken of Simeon and Levi brethren in iniquitie if they vent themselves in sinfull practices then they rejoyce in them All contention comes from holinesse It is surely an argument of a malicious wretch whom God will make an example as he did Cain 1 Joh. 3.12 Who slew his brother because his deeds were evill and his brothers good hee loathes him because his sacrifices were accepted on this root growes all the derision that befalls the righteous So saith David Ps 38.20 They hate me because I doe the thing that is right If a man begin to reforme his life they bend themselves all against him You who are maliciously bent against the Saints mark this Doth God shew salvation to them and wilt thou shew contempt either the Lord is to be blamed or thou condemned Exod. 19. If you will obey my voice you shall bee my peculiar people Hast thou then a child whose soule is awakened that child should bee thy peculiar treasure before all other ruffian-like children That husband or wife that obeyeth the voice of the Lord should bee a treasure to thee but if when the child sets his face towards goodnesse thou art set against him thine heart is gracelesse Ps 69.27 Blot out their names out of the book of life Why they persecute him whom thou hast smitten When God hath smote a poor sinner you add taunts to his trouble take heed you bring not that judgement upon your selves you shall never be able to beare Use 2. Holy persons in league with God may in all evils bee comfortable It is a word of comfort to cheare up the hearts of all poore Christians against contempt though their wants are many their oppositions great that they are accounted the off-scouring of the world Let this bee a cordiall unto you God will accept you not according to what you have but according to what you desire Hast thou riches and honour God likes thee never the better for them neither doth hee like thee ever the worse if thou wantest them Psal 147.10 God looks not at the feature of man it is not his bravery and ornaments it is not his silk coat that covers him that God takes delight in but in them that feare him and hope in his mercy Though thou hast not outward pomp hast thou an heart to feare God then God rejoyceth over thee when all the mighty of the world shall bee discarded Acts 10.24 God is no respecter of persons but in every Nation hee that worketh righteousnesse Jam. 2.2 3 is accepted of him It is the guise of men that when one commeth in a gold ring he is respected but if a poore Saint comes they disdaine him This entertainment you shall finde of the world but know it of a truth God loveth those that love him and such shall bee respected when the wicked shall be cast out of Gods presence Micah 6.18 He hath shewed thee oh man what he requires That thou shouldest walk before him Reason therefore thus It is true I have not riches or wealth no matter for God doth not require this what he requires is obedience and that I have Use 3. The third Use is of instruction and it is double 1. Hence wee may learne what care to use in walking in obedience Take care to walke obediently this is that which gives God contentment Do as thou canst and God will accept of what thou dost if it be sincere We must not think to performe exactly what Adam did but to endeavour what wee can Rom. 12.1 Give up your selves a living sacrifice to God Would you please God your reasonable service shall finde acceptance Heb. 13.16 To doe good forget not for with such Sacrifices God is well pleased Mat. 6.20 This

Will imbraced that and the Affections yeelded serviceably to the command of Reason and Holinesse Herein appeared the difference between these affections in Adam and in other creatures The creature is carried by the rule of appetite the horse rusheth into the battell the wild asse snuffeth up the winde The Psalmist saith Psal 32. Bee not like the horse and mule which have no understanding Psal 32. Here was the excellency of Adam that wisdome that God had imprinted in his understanding that holinesse that hee had implanted in his will commanded his affections and they did sweetly yeeld thereto Adams soule was like a well-tuned instrument all the strings the affections being rightly tuned make a sweet harmony In a well governed common-wealth the Councel directs the King enacts lawes and the subjects obey so there was wisdome in Adams understanding and that counselled there was holinesse in the will and that commanded and all the affections were like loyall subjects imbracing what reason and holy will commanded In this common-wealth there were no traitors no in Adams heart there were no tumultuous disorders as now we finde but what the reason said and the will chused that the affections embraced Quest Wherein doth this subjection discover it selfe How shall wee see Adams affections submitting to reason Ans In foure particulars Wherein the affections submitted to reason 1. The affections of Adam were willing to entertaine every command which wisedome and holinesse gave The affections are but so many servants that attend on the understanding 1 Pet. 5.9 Bee sober and watch There is a sobriety required in the soul namely a man should not lavish out his affections on other things and so unfit himself to be under the subjection of the Truth This sobriety was abundant in Adam he had a sweet easinesse and softnesse of affection like waxe to take the print of Gods Seale whereas it is with our affections as with drunken servants who when their Masters call them are not themselves for there is a drunkennesse in mans heart when it is inordinately carried with too eager a pursuit after vaine things though reason commands yet it obeyeth not Adams affections were in a sweete frame for if God revealed any command love embraced it Ephes 6.15 Having your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace The feet are the affections the shooing of the feet is the preparing of the affections to entertaine all the conditions of the Gospel of peace A man that is shod is fit to goe a journey so when the affections are thus shod they are fit to walke in any way that God requires Since Adam lost this sobriety of affections what awkardnesse doe wee finde to duty when a man should love an enemy how hardly is hee brought to it when a man ought to reforme a sinne what a difficulty is there in it 2. They were speedy in the performance of what was injoyned them A wise understanding could no sooner reveale a duty to be done but they ecchoed answerably This all of us would have Psalm 40. mark how speedy Christ was in performing of duty Behold I come thy law is within mine heart And Psal 27.8 The Lord saith seek yee my face and his affections answered Thy face Lord will I seeke Also in Psal 119.4 5. Gods voice saith I charge you diligently keepe my Commandements and they eccho again Oh that our wayes were made so direct that we might keep thy Statutes 1 Pet. 1.13 Gird up the loyns of your mind And in Luk. 12.35 it is said Let your loynes bee girded about and your lights burning The loynes of our mindes are our affections They are compared to loose garments such as they wore in the East Countries which they girded up when they went on a journey Our affections hang like loose garments about us wee must gird them up that we may with more speed goe in the pathes of Gods Statutes Thus David prayeth Set mine heart at liberty that I may runne the wayes of thy commandements But we find the contrary for though many times the minde so yeelds that the course is holy yet what a base wearinesse hangs on the heart what slow hearts have we how doe we draw our loyns after us We feele this and the ground of it is the want of Gods image 3. They continued in the speed they made Adams affections were to hold themselves in an holy bent without warping Wee finde the contrary In Gal. 6. the Apostle saith Bee not weary in well doing Sometimes a man is hot at first and then his affections coole this is the bane of Religion Hee was holy so they may say of a man-devill 2 Cor. 11.14 an Angell of light But Adam was able to hold himselfe in a right pitch This David prayed for Psal 51.12 when he had wounded his affections Oh stablish mee with thy free spirit as if he should say Time was when I did love thy Word mine heart did feare evill and I did hate uncleannesse but now how unstedfast are my affections therefore stablish mee with thy free spirit If you finde your hearts giving way to any base lusts you shall finde them easily giving back from holy duties Rev. 2.31 Thou hast forsaken thy first love O woe to that declining condition that those who heretofore expressed forwardnesse in a good course and could cry for mercy as for life are now key-cold But Adams affections were able to keep themselves in full strength and so did the Saints of God Num. 14.24 Caleb followed God fully Psalm 63.9 My soule followes hard after thee Hee pursued God with eagernesse as the creature the prey David stands not still nor delayes but pursueth and as the phrase is Esa 51.1 follows after righteousnesse Thou that hast a stubborne heart by nature if thou beest once righteous thou wilt then follow after meeknesse 4. His affections were in an orderly tractablenesse to the rule of reason and holinesse Reason and holinesse gave not only direction to the affections but moderation in all things and upon all occasions The affections would not bee carried out of order nor measure upon any thing nor stay longer then they should upon any object An Embassador goes no farther then his Commission stayes no longer then his Commission gives leave so reason and holinesse were the commanders of Adams affections they received a command therefrom and went no further then reason and holinesse allowed them It is lawfull for a man to love the world but no more then reason and holinesse allowes if God should say I will take away these things from thee love and joy should willingly part with them The souldier if he be loyall when the Commander biddeth battell hee goes when hee soundeth a retrait he returnes home againe so the reason and will sanctified were the commanders of Adams course When reason and holinesse saith it a man may delight in the things of this life but when they say grieve no