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The natural mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man…The naturall mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man…
The natural mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man considered in both his capacities, either in the state of nature or grace / as is laid down in XVII sermons by that late truly orthodox divine, Mr. Christopher Love ... ; whereunto is annexed The saints triumph over death, being his funeral sermon, by that painful labourer in the Lords vineyard, Mr. Tho. Manton ...The naturall mans case stated, or, An exact map of the little world man considered in both his capacities, either in the state of nature or grace / as is laid down in XVII sermons by that late truely orthodox divine, Mr. Christopher Love ... ; whereunto is annexed The saints triumph over death, being his funeral sermon, by that painful labourer in the Lords vineyard, Mr. Tho. Manton ...
London: printed by E. Cotes for George Eversden, 1652
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6. That man that uses greater industry, and takes greater complacency in the acting and committing of sin, then ever he did in the exercise of any grace or the performance of any duty, that man is without Jesus Christ. You have an excellent place for this purpose in Joh. 3. 8. 10. He that committeth sin, is of the Devil, he doth not say, he that does sin, is of the Devil, but he that commits sin with delight, that makes a trade of sin, he is of the Devil, and so on in the 10. ver. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the Devil; ⟨p. 42⟩whosoever doth not righteousness, is not of God, he does not belong to God, he that does not righteousness with delight, and complacency, with joy and industry: as he that doth commit sin, that is, act it with delight, and makes a trade of it, is of the Devil, so he that does not do righteousness, that is, with delight, and joy, and cheerfulness, that man is not of Christ: you then that can sin with delight, but perform holy duties with a flat, and dead, and dull spirit, you that never took so much delight to sanctify the Sabbath, as you have done in profaning of it, you that never took so much delight, in the performing of duties to God, as you have done in sinning against God, lay off hands from Jesus Christ if your hearts be full of sin, you can have no interest in him; In Joh. 9. 16. some of the Pharisees said, this 1man is not of God, because he keepeth not the Sabbath: This had been a very good argument, had it been well applied, had Christ indeed not kept the Sabbath: if it may be truly said of you, that thou dost not make conscience of keeping of the Sabbath, or of performing any holy duties, I can truly say of you, that you are not of God: now then examine your selves by this argument, whether you are of God or no; if you do profane the Sabbath day, and make no conscience ⟨p. 43⟩of performing holy duties, nor of sinning against God; this shows that you are not of God; that man that acts sin with more delight then he performs holy duties, hath no interest in Christ, as in