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first, as contained in the writings of the
Bishop Bull, in his discourse on the State
earlier fathers.
of Man before
the Fall, quotes their principal statements on the subject.
They all take for their basis the scriptural truth, that
Adam was made in the image of God ; and they commonly
interpret this to mean that the soul of Adam had a certain
indwelling of the Holy Spirit in it. Tatian, the pupil of
Justin Martyr, speaks of ;
the familiarity and friendship
of the Spirit with Adam in his created state : rf/s vvv
avro) Stam/s rov TrvsvjJLcnos rov BwaTwrepov^ whom lie
also calls 77 Aoyov Bvva/jLLs. Contra 6rrctms, c. 7. Irena iis
says: Spiritus cornmixtus animae unitur plasmati d. .5.
c. 6.) ; and also speaks of the robe of sanctity which Adam
had from the Spirit : quam habuit a Spirit u sanctitatis
stolarn. L. 3. c. 23. Tertullian speaks of the Spirit of
God which Adam received by inspiration : Spiritum quern
tune de afflatu ejus acceperat. De Baptismo, c. o.
Clemens Alexandrinus speaks of the characteristical pro
priety of the Holy Spirit superadded to the nature of
Adam : Trpoo-yivo/nsvov dylov Trvsv/jLaros ^apaKT^pi^TtKov
. Strom. 1. 6. c. 16. Athanasius speaks of God im
of His own Word :
parting to our first parents the power
avTols KOL -rf}9 rov IBiov Aoyov Swdpscos. De
Incar. Verb. torn. i. c. 3. Basil speaks of the assessiou
of God, and conjunction with him (Adam) by lovi 77
irpoasSpsla -rov 0sov, /cal rj &t,a Tr)S dydinis trvvdipeia.
Homil. quod non Deus est Auctor Peccat. Cyril speaks of
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that Spirit which formed him (Adam) after the Divine
image, and was, as a seal, secretly impressed
on his soul-
TO TT/OOS 0slav sUova Siapopfovv avrb, Kal a^dvrpov Slicny
7.
airopMrvs ivre0sif^vov: Dialog, de Trin. This fami
liar abode of the Spirit
in the first man, and the character
and seal stamped by the Spirit upon him, evidently imply
a certain of mind or
disposition holy habit which was
formed in him, as Cyprian (De Bono Patientm) actually
expresses it, interpreting the Divine image as involving
virtues virtutes.