All the imaginations
God saw all the imaginations of the thoughts of his heart: of his soul, his inward man, the spirit within him, the principle of all his inward and outward motions. He saw all the imaginations. It is not possible to find a word of a more extensive meaning. It includes whatever is formed, made, fabricated within: all that is or passes in the soul, every inclination, affection, passion, appetite, every temper, design, thought. It must consequently include every word and action, as naturally flowing from these fountains, and being either good or evil according to the fountain from which they severally flow (Matthew 12:33-35).
1771 text
2. God saw all the imaginations of the thoughts of his heart――Of his soul, his inward man, the spirit within him, the principle of all his inward and outward motions. He saw all the imaginations. It is not possible to find a word of a more extensive signification. It includes whatever is formed, made, fabricated within; all that is, or passes in the soul: every inclination, affection, passion, appetite; every temper, design, thought. It must of consequence include every word and action, as naturally flowing from these fountains: and being either good or evil, according to the fountain from which they severally flow.
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Sermon 44 in the 1771 Works. Genesis 6:5.
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