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84t Of the ioysefbeauerr. derfland in g,whereby we might know God and his will,that we might obey it,and our felues alto ; which we were indu- ed within ourcreation, but loft it by the fall ofour firft pa- rents. Vnto which we may adde the want ofconformitie in our wils to the perfeEt will ofGod, the want of firength and abilitie in our memories to remember that which is good, & that which God reuealeth vnto vs concerning himfelfe, or his will. And finally, the want ofGods image,chiefly confi- ning in wifdome,righteoufneffe and holineIre; which is vt- terly defaced by our fall, and thefe excellent graces of God cleane blotted out. All which,as they are in part renewed by our regeneration in this life,although it be in great weaknes, imperfedlion,and corruption; fo fhall they bee perfe6ilyre- flored(and that in farregreater excellencie, then they were in our creation) in the life to come. For then (hall wee per - feEilyknow God, and know our felues, according to that meafure of knowledge which a creature is capable of; then !hat our veils be fo perfe6lly conformable to thewill ofGod, that we fhall take our chiefe delight to ferue and pleafehim; then (hal wee remember all his mercies and goodneffe,efpe- cially chofe which concerne our creation, redemption and glorification,that we may laud his name, who hath been fo gracious vnto vs : in a word,then (hall the image ofGod be perfectly renewed, and wee (hall bee indued with all true wifdovne,holinefle and righteoufnes,as we Thal more cleare- ly declare hereafter. 4367,2,, And as al the defeas ofthe foule (hall be fnpplied; fo are That the /hunt there many cuils and corruptions,from which it (hallbee de- pall be freed liuered : as for example, the vnderflanding is exceedinglie froxtallcorrup- blindedwith ignorance, foaswee naturally neither know rienandfrrft, God nor our felucs, what is true happineffe, nor the meanes theonderßax- dixg front igno. to attaine vnto it. And as we ate as blind as moles in fpiritu- raxceandcu. al and heavenly things, fo wee haue little knowledge in refrtie. things natural and ciuil;and yet fuch is our follv,that though in thefemaine points,the knowledge whereofis neccffary to faluation,we are fo blind and ignorant, that our whole life were too little and too fhort, to bee employed in the fear- thing out ofthem,yet are we readie to negle6lthefe, and to fpend