Magia Adamica

mirth, whensoever you give mee so just a Reason to laugh. It remains then a most firme infallible Foundation that Adam was first instructed concerning the Passion, and in order to that, he was taught further, to Sacrifise, and offer up the Blouds of Beasts as Types and Prodroms of the Bloud of Christ Jesus, the Altars of the Law being but steps to the Cross of the Gospell. Now if it be objected that severall Nations have sacrifised, who did not know God at all, much less the Son of God, who is the Prototype and perfection of all Oblations: To this I answer, that the Custome of Sacrificing was communicated to Heathens by Tradition from the first Man: who having instructed his own Children, they also delivered it to their Posteritie, so that this Vizard of Religion remained, thought the Substance and true Doctrine of it was lost. And thus in my Opinion it sufficiently appears, that the first men did sacrifise, not by Nature as Prophyrius that Enemie of our Religion would have it, but some by Revelation, others by Custome and Tradition. But now I think upon it, I have Scripture to confirme me concerning this Primitive Revelation, for Salomon numbring those severall Blessings which the Divine Wisdome imparted to the Ancient Fathers, amongst the rest specifies her Indulgence to Adam. Shee praeserved