"Secondly, 'Tis just matter of wonder & astonishment that ever one spark of faith was kindled in such an heart as thine is; [end page 124] an heart which had no predisposition or inclination in the least to believe; yea, it was not rasa tabula, like clean paper, void of any impression of faith, but fil'd with contrary impressions to it; so that it's marvellous that ever your hearts received the stamp or impression of faith on them."

— Flavell, John (bap. 1630, d. 1691)


Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Reprinted for N. Boone, and are to be sold at the Sign of the Bible in Cornhil
Date
1729
Metaphor
"Secondly, 'Tis just matter of wonder & astonishment that ever one spark of faith was kindled in such an heart as thine is; [end page 124] an heart which had no predisposition or inclination in the least to believe; yea, it was not rasa tabula, like clean paper, void of any impression of faith, but fil'd with contrary impressions to it; so that it's marvellous that ever your hearts received the stamp or impression of faith on them."
Metaphor in Context
Secondly, 'Tis just matter of wonder & astonishment that ever one spark of faith was kindled in such an heart as thine is; [end page 124] an heart which had no predisposition or inclination in the least to believe; yea, it was not rasa tabula, like clean paper, void of any impression of faith, but fil'd with contrary impressions to it; so that it's marvellous that ever your hearts received the stamp or impression of faith on them.
(pp. 124-5).
Provenance
Searching "tabula rasa" in ECCO
Theme
Blank Slate
Date of Entry
10/09/2006

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.