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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

of his skill upon him So the image of God in Adam is not so much in regard of the being of Adam as in this that hee was able to worke as God hee was partaker of the spirituall vertue of God he was able to know what was needfull and to will what ever he knew agreeable to Gods will Had God taken flesh upon him as indeed Christ tooke flesh upon him he would have so behaved himselfe and so approved of good courses being made after Gods Image as did Christ taking our flesh upon him in whom there was no guile Q. 2. Whether may any creature be said to be created in the image of God beside man Only men and angels made after Gods image An. No Creatures beside Men and Angels It is true that in all the frame of the creatures there is a stampe of the holinesse and power of God left passively there are footsteps of Gods goodnesse left in the creature but no creature is able actively to imitate God to have an holy wil and to walk answerably There is a great difference betweene a mans footsteps in the sand and his picture If his footsteps be in the sand we say A man hath been there but what his stature and proportion is no man can tell Draw a picture of the same man such parts and such lims this discovers what proportion he is of The other concludes the man was there but doth not discover his stature If a man should see that mans sonne just of his stature hee would then say There is the lively picture of his father So it is here in the creation of the World God leaves a foot-step of his attributes that every man may say Wisedome Goodnesse and power hath beene heere Psal 19.1 The Heavens declare the glory of God They as it were speak it and offer it to our consideration Rom. 1.19 That which may bee knowne of God is in them that is the foot-steps of God may bee observed in the creatures But the image of God in Adam was like a picture not a livelesse but a lively picture As the child that does like his father doth discover him somewhat So did Adam God he was able to expresse the vertues of God that had created him 1 Cor. 15.49 As wee have borne the image of the Earthly So we shall beare the image of the Heavenly All the sons of Adam had the image of Adam hee was stubborne so were they Now as we have this image from Adam so the saints have the image of Christ holy as he his holy Joh. 1.16 Of his fulnesse wee have received grace for grace What ever grace is in Christ he puts upon the hearts of his children There is never a letter on the seale but is on the wax So every grace that is in Christ is imprinted upon his Saints proportionably The creatures have three things in them 1. They are the effects of goodnesse 2. They shew them forth to the consideration of others 3. A wise man may see the foot-steps of Gods goodnesse in them The creature cannot be mercifull as God is mercifull the creature doth its nature the fire burnes the water moistens but no creature can expresse Gods goodnesse but Adam and the Angels Qu. What is the difference between the image and likenesse of God Ans The difference is this The one discovers the frame of the heart inwardly The spirituall power Adam had to work we terme the Image The discovery of this or the acting accordingly the Likenesse There is the power of Adam and the execution of this power the latter is Likenesse the former Image Let us make man after our c. As who should say Let us put a frame into Adams heart and then he shall walke answerably to it in all his courses Acts 13.22 it is said I have found a man after mine owne heart which shall doe all my will This is the description of a man after Gods owne heart hee does all his will God hath such an heart as Davids and if he were on earth would do as he did except his infirmities 1 Pet. 1.15 Be holy as your heavenly Father is holy in all manner of conversation He requireth not onely an inward frame but an outward expressure thereof God made Adam thus who as hee had a power in his heart so he expressed it in his life and wrought as God wrought which no creature else could Qu. But why did God make Adam thus Ans There is no reason on mans part but it was onely Gods will The Lord is an understanding agent therefore he workes all things for a good end And the reasons why God imprinted this Image in Adam are two Reasons why God made man after his image 1. That he might fit him for spirituall and heavenly worship God would have one creature neere to him one of his Privie Councell that might performe spiritual worship to him Now unlesse God had created Adam in his image he could not have performed spirituall worship to him as it was requisite God should make some creature so to doe John 4.24 God is a spirit and must bee worshiped in spirit and in truth None can approach to God but in a spirituall manner The trees grow and the beasts serve man they do their nature and grovell on the ground but reach not to God because they are not spirituall nor have they reasonable soules Looke as it is with great Princes though they imploy ordinary persons in ordinary affaires as their under officers Cookes and Groomes c. yet no man must be Secretary of State unlesse he have eminent and excellent abilities without which he cannot close with his Prince nor is fitted for him So it is true that the God of heaven hath all things at command and hee will worke sometimes wonders by them The heavens heare the earth the earth heares the corne and the corne heares Israel but none of these can worship God in prayer or the like but onely Adam who hath the image of God upon him Adam is Gods councellour He reveales his secrets to the righteous An holy man can close with an holy God they have union one with another No other creature can come to God but only man All creatures serve man that he may serve God The heavens heare the earth and the earth heares the corne and the corne heares man that man may serve the Lord. The text sayeth God seeing that in the frame of heaven and earth there was not a fit companion for man did therefore make woman such another as himselfe to be with man So neither had God one for his turne when Sun Moone and Stars and all things else were made therefore Father Sonne and holy-Ghost consult to make one that might be acquainted with the businesses of Heaven Againe God purposes to cōmunicate himselfe and his image to one creature that he serving God might be blessed of him God would communicate happiness to a creature and

man he shall find him of another mould It befalls wicked men as it did NebuchadneZZars image the head was gold but the feet dirt so men have an outward profession an head of gold but follow them home and there you shall find their feet dirt Cozening and cheating prevailes over them It is with carnall men often as with NebuchadneZZar Dan. 5. who had the shape of a man but the heart of a beast that is beastly affections so men have the visage of Christians but yet such uncleane and proud hearts that scarce Beelzebub himselfe hath worse God does perfect bis worke a good man hath the heart of a Saint and tongue of a Saint §. 3. NOw for the further explication of the point wee must presse into Particulars that so wee may see the image of God instamped on every part of man To this purpose these questions are to be scanned Quest Where is the image of God in the Soule Ans For answer observe by way of preface What a soule is God imprinted his image in the soule of Adam in his Understanding Will and Affections Now concerning what the soule is The soule is an immortall creature and wee discover it by its acts as in man by conceiving chusing and refusing a thing Of gods image in the Understanding For the Understanding God imprinted in it Knowledge and Wisedome sutable to the place in which he had set it Quest. What is this wisedome Ans The spirituall light whereby the Understanding of Adam was able to pierce into the nature of things and perceive them with that perfection as did fit him for the attaining of his end and performing service to God There are three things in this description 1. It is a spirituall light It is with the Understanding as with the ayre it is capable of darknesse in the night as well as light in the day So the faculty of Adams understanding was capable of blindenesse and ignorance that might delude him as well as of spirituall light that might guide him A mans eye may have blindnesse in it as well as sight so the understanding is capable of ignorance and spirituall wisdome too that might reveale that to us that should be done by us Col 3.10 Put yee on the new man that is renewed in knowledge And Eph. 1.18 He prayes that the eyes of their understanding might be inlightened The eye cannot see unlesse there bee a facultie of seeing put into it which Adam had in his innocencie 2. Whereby the understanding of Adam was able to pierce into the natures of things which piercing discovers it selfe two wayes 1 The Understanding of Adam was able to close with every truth that was to bee apprehended if he would diligently bestow his mind and thoughts thereupon If a man will turne away his eye he cannot see so if Adam would turne away himselfe and not bestow his thoughts upon an object he might bee deceived as hee was by the Serpent Not attending was the cause of his cozening Hee had such a spirituall light that whatsoever was offered unto him he improving his wisedome was able to discerne the nature of the truth and the reason thereof for both these are distinct When Rebeccah was with child she saith Why am I thus She knew that she was with child but knew not the reason of it but Adam could apprehend upon every occasion he met withall both the truth and the ground of it Gen. 2.19 God gave the creatures to Adam to name as hee named them so their names were He apprehended every creatures disposition and accordingly gave them names 2. The Understanding of Adam by this spirituall wisedome was of that large strength that he was able to understand all occasions to helpe him in his worke His reason did carry him clearely speedily to do his work This we call practicall wisedome It was not enough for himselfe to see the truth and the reason of it but hee could carry himself answerably to it I say this practicall wisedome made him easily doe his worke As in carpentry a man may stand by and say This must be done but to be nimble in doing the work must be the skill of the Carpenter Adam he could both see how to order his businesse and to doe his worke according to that order Hee was able to looke into the creature and imitate it Col. 1.9 the Apostle prayeth that they may bee filled with all knowledge and wisedome The words are better translated prudence and wisedome To see truths and the reasons of them that is wisedome to be cunning in practice that is prudence Eph. 1.8 God hath abounded to us in Wisedome and Prudence The opposite to wisedome is folly the opposite to prudence is blockishness in a mans whole course Now Adam who had both these Wisedome and Prudence was able to take up any trade in the World Qu. In what manner had Adam this Ans It was in Adam in perfection This you must consider two wayes 1 Either such as concerned the attaining of his end or 2 Such as concerned the performing of his service that he owed unto God Adam had both these very perfect True Adam had not the actuall knowledge of all things Our Saviour himselfe had a knowledge by experience for the Text saith He learned by his sufferings so Adam had not the knowledge of all things but he had an habituall perfection that hee could conceive any thing that might fit him to obedience A mans eye doth not actually see all colours but it is able to see all colours if they were offered so though Adam did not actually comprehend all things yet whatsoever occasion he met withall he was able clearely to passe judgement thereon He was able to conceive of any thing that might further him in pleasing God Qu. Wherein doth this perfection of Adams understanding consist Answ In three particulars 1 In the universality of it Adams perfection of understanding wherein He was able to understand all things that were presented to his understanding and lyable to the power of reason what ever might either bee necessary to direct himselfe or order the creature Wee must not think he was able to conceive the secret mysteries of Gods counsell or to dive into the secret thoughts of any other man or else to foretell things to come this onely belongs to God Deut. 29.29 Secret things belong to God 1 King 8.39 For thou alone knowest the mind of all the sonnes of men Isai 44.7 When God did contest with the Idolaters hee saith Let them foretell things to come to which wee must not extend Adams knowledge What ever might helpe in ruling himselfe and governing the creature he had yet we must not extend the knowledge of Adam to Gods secrets Adam was like the governour in a Campe who hath not onely skill to governe himselfe but to order all occasions and removings of the Campe Adam was the Generall of Gods Camp the birds of the heaven