0 De partnottpof t o Zábíne ittníbute ;EFL his mind, the divine Love that fan lifted his will, the fpiritu- c.v^.) al Power to obey God were totally quencht. How is man dif- figur'd by his fall r How is he transform'd in an inftant from thelmageofGod into th4mage ofthe DevihrHe is defiled with the filthinefs of flefh and fpirit; he is afhamed at the fight of his own nakednefs that reproached him for his crime; but the moft fhameful was that ofthe Soul: The one might be covered with leaves, the othernothingcould conceal. To fee a Faceof exquifite Beauty devouredby a Cancer,howBoth it move corn- paffiont' But were theNatural Eyeheightned to that clearnefs and perfpicacity, as to difcover the deformitywhichSin bath brought upon the Soul, how would it ftrike us with grief,hor- rour and averfation 2. He was deprived ofhis Dominion and Liberty.1heUn- derftandingwas fo wounded by the violence of thefall,that not only its Light is much impaired,but its Power is fo weakened as to the lower faculties,that thofe which according to the or- der of Nature fhould obey, have call off its juft Authority and ufurp theGovernment. TheWill hath loft its trueFreedom, whereby 'twas enlarg'd to the extent and amplitude of the Di- vineWill, in loving whatfoever was pleafing to God, and is contractedto mean and bafe Objects. What afurious difor- der is in the Affections :' The reftraint of Reafon to check their violent courfe provokes them to fwell higher, and to be more impetuous; and the more they are gratified the more infolent and outragìous theygrow. The Senfes, whofeoffice is to be the Intelligencers of the Soul, to make difcovery, and to give a naked report without difturbing the higher Faculties, they fometimes miftake dif- --_ guifed enemies for friends ; and fometimes by a falfe alarm move the lower Appetites, and fill the Soul withdiforder and confufion, that the voice of Reafon can't be heard. By the irritation of Grief, the infinuation of Pleafure, or force other perturbation, the Soul is captivated and wounded through the Senfes. In fhort, when Man turned Rebel
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