7he Evil ofEvils, or the object God bath to behold, is to behold himfelf in the Creature; the more God Teeth ofhi nfelf in any Creature, the more delight muff he needs take in viewing and lookingupon. that Creature. Now no Creature in this inferior world had fo much ofGods work in it as Man-kind had, ha- ving the Image ofGod. 3 Hence it follows, That all the Creatures in the world were brought. under the Dominion ofMan to be ferviceable unto Mans why ? Be- caufe he had fo much ofthe Image of God in him : uponthat all Creatures in the world were to lieunder his feet, to be perfeetly fubje& to theDominion ofMan. Now if the Image of God be fuch a glorious thing as it is, thenwhat would you fayofthat whichdothdeface this I- mage ? that mutt needs be an evil thing, and do much to the hurt of man that (hall deface fuch anezcellency as this is. Now certainly fin doth fo; fin doth caft dirt into this Image of God, anddoth deface it : and therefore in the 3. eel. io. theApofllethere fpeakingofrenewing grace, fanaifyinggrace, it is laid, by it we come to have the Image ofGod renewed : by grace ; then it is apparent, by finthe Image of God is defa- ced. NowBrethren, ifa man did take delight in a curious piece, as therebe fort' men that will give five hundred pounds, a thoufand pounds for fornecurious thingdrawn with Art : fuppofe fuch aone that prizeth fuch apiece,and there fhould corne one and quite deface it; wvouldhe notaccount thisa great evil, and his heartrife,againfi him ? Thus it is in this cafe, thc
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