The image that man was made after.
The Image of God in Man
The Master asks what image man was made after, and the Scholar answers that it is the perfect righteousness and holiness of God, seen in Christ, but now barely visible in us.
Master. What image is that, in whose likeness you say man was made? Scholar. That is the most complete righteousness and perfect holiness, which belongs most closely to the very nature of God, and appeared most clearly in Christ, our new Adam.1 Of which, scarcely any sparks are to be seen in us.
Read the original English
Mast. What image is that, after the lykenesse whereof, thou sayest that man was made?
Scholer. That is most absolute righteousnesse and perfect holynes: whyche moste nearely belongeth to the …ry nature of God: and mos… clearely appeared in Christ our new Adā. Of the whyche in vs, thear scante are to be seen any sparcles.
Notes
- 1 ↩Source has print/OCR gaps: '…ry nature' read as 'very nature'; 'mos… clearely' as 'most clearly'; 'Adā' as 'Adam'.
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit