4 4o 4e`oó s ano famíCp 'Zook. not liable tódifolutionof parts, and corruption of fubftancc; Therefore if it perifli, it rauft be' by Annihilation, or by''turn- ing itinto another Species of being: both which being operati- onsor effefls, whichmull be contrary tó' the flablifhed courfe ofNature, it is not to be fuppofed that God will do them, though hecan. 6. But man confifling offoul and body, was not fo Immortal as ,his foul is : Yet God could have perpetuatedhis life ; 3rea, and Wouldhave done it fo far as that he should not have died, had he not fumed : But it is molt probable that he fhould at a Certain" period of tune have been changed; As Henoch and Elias were,and Chrin at his Afcenfion ; And the Saints !hall be whoace found alive at Chriffs coming : And it's like the bodies that roteand'appeared at Chrifis death were fo in their afcen- fion. 7. Seeing theSoul, yea Adam', was to be thus far Immortal, his Felicity mutt be fo too : Which is no other, than the perfett- ing of his' Knowledge, love and fervice ofGod, in his perfected flare f AM- therefore briefly I funi up all in [Here and for ever.] B. it pleafed God to try and exercife Adams Obedience, by forbiddinghimbut the fruit of one Tree ; onpain of death. But this pof-,tive Lawprefuppofed theLawof Nature ; which is not rocntioned asfooken to man, becaufe it was in the very natari of himänd'the creatures compared together, which objedivel fiNlifedtohimwhat was Gods will as to his duty , fromwhi fignitication his duty did refúlt. 9. Why it is called the Tree of Knowledge of' Goodand .Ev ß' is very hard to know. It's fail by moil, becaufe by it he was to have the fad experimental knowledge of Good by the lofs of it, and ofEvilby the` feeling of it. Others hold, That Adzm'had' before all holy neceffary knowledge of God and his own duty ; withwhich had hebeen content, he had been hap- py : But that God had really made this Fruit apt to breed in manafubtil inquifitive wit, 'and' that kind of needlefs trouble- fame knowledge which 'multiplyeth fin and forrow ftilt in the World ; 'Such as isa great deal-of the prefent Philofophy, and vain' formalities of Sciences , 'and wordy wrangling Craft ; And the prefumptuous 'diftrullfui fearelìinto' Gods fecrets,and into that which t not our part but his ; as if' the Patient muff needs know all that the Phÿfician givcth him, and why. And it feerneth that force addition of knowledge fin 'brought diem : And doubtlefs it was nor of the good ofDuty, nor a holy Know; ledge;
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