A Treatise of Paradise, Title page – Table of contents
A TREATISE OF PARADISE.
AND THE PRINCIPALL contents thereof:
Eſpecially Of the greatneſſe, ſituation, beautie, and other properties of that place: of the trees of life, good and euill; of the Serpent, Cherubin, fiery Sword, Mans creation, immortalitie, propagation, ſtature, age, knowledge, temptation, fall, and excluſion out of Paradiſe; and conſequently of his and our originall ſin: with many other difficulties touching theſe points.
Collected out of the holy Scriptures, ancient Fathers, and other both ancient and moderne Writers.
LONDON Printed by EDWARD GRIFFIN for NATHANIEL BVTTER. 1617.
TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, SIR FRANCIS BACON Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale of ENGLAND, and one of his Maieſties moſt honorable Priuy Councell.
HIS Maieſtie hauing deigned to patronize the firſt fruits of my labors, to whom (if I may preſume) ought I rather (for many titles) to ſecond with the ſecond, then to your Honour? Siluerius in Auguſto.who (as Siluerius ſaith of Caeſar) hath honoured learning by his owne labours, ſo all the learned labour to honour you with their labours? Seeing therefore his Maieſtie vouchſafed to accept of my Treatiſe of Angels, deigne likewiſe (most worthy Peere) to patronize this of Paradiſe; not for the worth of the worke, that I deeme it worthy ſo worthy a Patron; but that for want of its due lustre and worth, it may receiue both by the reflecting beames of your Honour, which the Lord increaſe with all iuſt titles of grace and honor, with our Prince on earth, with the King of Heauen, foreign, that as your wiſdome and other heroicall vertues are iuſtly admired here vponupon earth, ſo they may be with double poize rewarded in the kingdome of heauen: Which is faithfully praied for by
Your Honors humbly deuoted, IOHN SALKELD.
The Argument of the Treatiſe enſuing.
AS knowledge is the perfection of our bleſſedneſſe in the life, to come;Quamuis Aureolus apud Capreolum in 4. d. 49. q 1. et Scotus in d d 49. q. 1. teneant formalem beatitudinem in velatione, imo & Caiet. 1. p. q. 27. ar. 2. Fer. contragent. c. 53. cap. 1. d. 27. q. 2. Iauel. 9 met. q. 16. Torres de Trinitate, q. 27. ar. 7. Conimb. 3. de anima, c 8 teneant eſſe actionē formaliter. ſo I deeme it to be the beginning, in this: there, of God, as it is in perfection; here, of our ſelues, as in the firſt ſteppe to perfection: ſo that here wee knowing our ſelues to be nothing but ſinne and corruption, may come to the knowledge of him, who is all in all, goodneſſe and perfection: here, onelyonly poſſeſſed in part; there, wholly enioyed in full meaſure: but how here in part, there in full meaſure, hoc opus, hic labor eſt, this ſhall bee the ſubiect of our labour, and end of this preſent Treatiſe: by which wee pretend to ſhew what we loſt by the diſobedience of Adam, Dur quoque q. 4. ſine diſtinctione affirmat beatitudinem eſſe in aggregatione omniū bonorū, in intellectu, voluntate & corpore, ſicut & Hugo de S. Vict. in c. 7. l. de coeleſti Hierarchiae. Ric. 4. diſt. 49. & Gab. ib. & Cordub. lib. 1. quaeſtionarij q. 42. in fruitione. Marſ. q vlt. & Argent. q 3 delectatione de Deo viſo. Bonauent. ſimiliter eſſe viſionem fidei reſpondentem, dilectionem charitati viae, delectationem ſpei Communis autem opinio Aquinatis & aliorum in actu ſolo intellectus formulem noſtram heatitudinem conſiſtere autumat.and what we got by the obedience of Chriſt; how in Paradiſe wee poſſeſſed God in part, and by what ſinne wee fell from him wholly; what were our pleaſures in Paradiſe, and what miſeries did follow our fall: how wee are raiſed againe after our fall, and are to be placed in thoſe glorious thrones, from which the wicked Angels fell. Laſtly, what is our bleſſedneſſe in the life to come, and by what meanes it is wrought in vsus here. In which points if I doe erre (as of my ſelfe I can no leſſe) it ſhall bee both with all ſubiection vntounto the learned, and with no leſſe deſire to be corrected.
THE TABLE and order of the Chapters.
CHAP. I. WHether there was euer any ſuch place as Paradiſe? or rather the deſcription of Paradiſe is to be vnderſtood allegorically, and ſo to be referred vntounto the minde only?
CHAP. II. The deſcription and ſituation of Paradiſe.
CHAP. III. The compaſſe and greatneſſe of Paradiſe, and why it was ſo beautified, ſeeing God foreknew for how ſhort a time it was to ſerue the vſe of man?
CHAP. IV. What may be the reaſon why Paradiſe was neuer found as yet?
CHAP. V. Whether there be as yet any Paradiſe or no? or rather it was deſtroied in Noes floud?
CHAP. VI. Of the trees of Paradiſe, whether all were fruitfull, or rather ſome only beautifull, though vnfruitfull?
CHAA. VII. Of the tree of life, why it was ſo called? and whether it was corporall, as other trees be, or rather ſpirituall and food of the ſoule, not of the body? or finally appertaining to both?
CHAP. VIII. The allegoricall interpretation of the tree of life.
CHAP. IX. Why the tree of life was ſo called, and whether it had truly the propertie of making a man immortall.
CHAP. X. Whether the vertue of the tree of life to preſerue man immortall was naturall vntounto it, or ſupernaturall.
CHAP. XI. Of the tree of the knowledge of good and euill, to wit, whether it was a true and naturall tree, like vntounto others. And why it was ſo called.
CHAP. XII. Of the creation of man.
CHAP. XIII. Of the manner of mans creation.
CHAP. XIIII. How man was made to the image and likeneſſe of God.
CHAP. XV. What is the difference betweene the image and the ſimilitude of God, according to which man is ſaid to he created.
CHAP. XVI. Whether the woman be made to the image of God, or no.
CHAP. XVII. Whether man be made like vntounto God according to his corporall ſubſtance, proportion, and lineaments; or doth in any wiſe repreſent the diuine maieſtie?
CHAP. XVIII. Whether the image of God way be wholy loſt, and blotted out of the ſoule of man.
CHAP. XIX. Why God made man to his image and ſimilitude?
CHAP. XX. Whether the dominion ouer all liuing creatures was giuen vntounto man, and what power that was?
CHAP. XXI. Whether in the ſtate of innocencie one man ſhould hauehave beene ſubiect to another, or rather all ſhould hauehave beene of equall authoritie and power?
CHAP. XXII. Whether the Angels did concurre to the production of man, or no?
CHAP. XXIII. Whether Adam was created in his perfect ſtature and age?
CHAP. XXIV. Whether the ſoule and the body were created in the ſame inſtant, or no?
CHAP. XXV. Whether the immortalitie of the ſoule may be demonſtrated out of the Scriptures, or no.
CHAP. XXVI. Whether the ſoule of Adam was immortall by its owne nature, or only by grace?
CHAP. XXVII. That Adam was not created in Paradiſe, and why not, and by what meanes hee came thither after his creation?
CHAP. XXVIII. To what end was Adam placed in Paradiſe?
CHAP. XXIX. Whether the commandement of not eating of the tree of knowledge of good and euill, was giuen aſwell to Eue, as to Adam, and how that was?
CHAP. XXX. Why God commanded that Adam ſhould not eate of the tree of knowledge of good and euill?
CHAP. XXXI. In which the matter of the precedent chapter is more largely diſcuſſed.
CHAP. XXXII. What death that was which God threatned to inflict vponupon Adam for his tranſgreſſion.
CHAP. XXXIII. Of the creation of the woman, and to what end ſhe was created.
CHAP. XXXIV. What ſleepe that was which God cauſed to fall vponupon Adam for the creation of Eue, and whether it was a true ſleepe or no?
CHAP. XXXV. Why Eue was created of Adams ribbe, and not immediately of the earth, and how that could be without any griefe to Adam?
CHAP. XXXVI. Why and how Eue was made of the ribbe of Adam?
CHAP. XXXVII. Whether the ribbe of which Eue was created, was requiſite to the perfection of Adams body or no.
CHAP. XXXVIII. How mankinde ſhould hauehave beene multiplied if Adam had perſiſted in Paradiſe?
CHAP. XXXIX. Whether there ſhould hauehave beene more men or women in the ſtate of innocencie, or rather an equalitie of both ſexes: and how there could hauehave beene any women, ſeeing they are ſaid to proceed out of the defect of nature.
CHAP. XL. Of the prerogatiues and excent gifts wherewith Adam was endued in the ſtate of innocencie: and firſt as touching his knowledge and naturall wiſdome of naturall things.
CHAP. XLI. Of the knowledge which Adam had of things aboue nature.
CHAP. XLII. Whether Adam was created in the grace of God, or no.
CHAP. XLIII. Whether if Adam had not fallen, all his poſteritie ſhould hauehave beene borne in the grace and fauour of God, and confirmed in the ſame.
CHAP. XLIV. Whether Adam before his ſinne was mortall or immortall.
CHAP. XLV. What kinde of Serpent that was which tempted Eue.
CHAP. XLVI. Whether that which Moſes ſaith, that the Serpent was craftier then all beaſts of the earth, is to be vnderſtood of the true Serpent, or of the Deuill?
CHAP. XLVII. What was the reaſon why the woman was not afraid to ſpeake with the Serpent.
CHAP. XLVIII. Why the Deuill tooke the ſhape of a ſerpent rather then of any other creature: and why Moſes made no mention of the Deuill, ſeeing he was the chiefe tempter.
CHAP. XLIX. Whether when God curſed the ſerpent, it is to be vnderſtood of the true ſerpent, or of the Deuill.
CHAP. L. Whether Adam was caſt out of Paradiſe the ſame day he was created.
CHAP. LI. Of the Cherubin and Sword which were put at the entrance of Paradiſe.
CHAP. LII. What was the cauſe why Adam and his poſteritie were baniſhed Paradiſe: wherein two ancient errours are refuted as touching originall ſinne.
CHAP. LIII. In which diuers other opinions touching originall ſinne are refuted.
CHAP LIV. Whether originall ſinne conſiſt in any priuation, or no?
CHAP. LV. In which the laſt opinion of the precedent Chapter is diſcuſſed and reiected, and the true doctrine of originall ſinne ſet downe.
CHAP. LVI. In which the matter of the precedent chapter is more largely diſcuſſed.
CHAP. LVII. Wherein diuers difficulties are ſolued againſt the former doctrine.
CHAP. LVIII. Of the manner how originall ſinne doth deſcend from Adam to his poſteritie.
CHAP. LIX. Whether it was neceſſary there ſhould be made any couenant betweene God and man, that ſo originall ſinne might deſcend to the poſteritie of Adam.
CHAP. LX. How the ſoule is ſaid to be infected by the body in the poſteritie of Adam by his originall ſinne.
CHAP. LXI. Whether there ſhould hauehave beene any originall ſinne in vsus, if either Adam only, or Eue onelyonly had eaten of the forbidden tree.
CHAP. LXII. What puniſhments bee due to originall ſinne in this life.
CHAP. LXIII. What puniſhment is due to originall ſinne in the other life.
CHAP. LXIV. The obiections of Simon Magus againſt the aforeſaid doctrine of the creation of man, and his being in Paradiſe.
CHAP. LXV. In which the obiections of Manes are aſſoiled.
CHAP. LXVI. The obiections of Theodorus and Neſtorius againſt originall ſinne are ſolued.