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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. A man out of Christ is surrounded and compassed about with misery, which way soever he turns himself, and to illustrate this the more fully, I shall hear lay you down 8. particulars, wherein a Christless man is compassed about with miseries on all sides; Thou art surrounded with misery, Oh Christless man, if thou lookest either outward, or inward; upward or downward; forward, or backward; on thy right hand, or on thy left; nothing but miseries accompany thee.
1. A man out of Christ is surrounded and compassed about with misery, which way soever he turns himselfe, and to illustrate this the more fully, I shall heare lay you down 8. particulars, wherein a Christlesse man is compassed about with miseries on all sides; Thou art surrounded with misery, Oh Christlesse man, if thou lookest either outward, or inward; upward or downward; forward, or backward; on thy righthand, or on thy left; nothing but miseries accompany thee.
1. If thou lookest outward, all the creatures are armed against thee; and hence it is so often expressed in Scripture, that the Beast shall be at war with the wicked, but at peace with the godly: all the creatures are against thee to avenge their Masters quarrel.
1. If thou lookest outward, all the creatures are armed against thee; and hence it is so often exprest in Scripture, that the Beast shall be at war with the wicked, but at peace with the godly: all the creatures are against thee to avenge their Masters quarrell.
2. Look within thee, and there you shall find a galling, an accusing, and a condemning conscience, haling thee to the judgement seat, and witnessing against thee, thy conscience shall be like a thousand witnesses, to witness against thee, and to register and enrol all thy sins till the day of judgement.