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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.
Oh then unhappy man that thou art, that hast not an interest in Jesus Christ! without thee, and within thee; above thee, and below thee; before thee, and behind thee; on thy right hand, and on thy left, there are nothing but miseries accompany thee on every side. Thus much for the first positive part, of the misery of a Christless man; it is a very sad point that I am now upon, and therefore I shall sweeten all in the close, with two or three words of consolation.
Oh then unhappy man that thou art, that hast not an interest in Jesus Christ! without thee, and within thee; above thee, and below thee; before thee, and behinde thee; on thy right hand, and on thy left, there are nothing but miseries accompanie thee on every side. Thus much for the first positive part, of the misery of a Christlesse man; it is a very sad point that I am now upon, and therefore I shall sweeten all in the close, with two or three words of consolation.
But 2 (Beloved follow me now) Thou that art a Christless man or woman, thy misery in the positive part of it lies in this, there will be nothing in the world so dismal and intolerable to thy soul, as the apprehensions of a God without Jesus Christ: God that is an amiable, and desirable, ⟨p. 55⟩and an universal good in Christ, yet out of Christ, this great God that is so good and rich in mercy, and free in grace, is clothed with red, and Scarlet; you that are out of Christ, cannot look upon God, but with dreadful apprehensions of him: you cannot look upon God, as a God of mercy to pardon you, but as an angry Judge ready to condemn you, not as a friend that seeks your welfare, but as an enemy that sets himself in battle array against you to ruin you: you cannot look upon him as the Rock of Ages, in the clefts whereof you may find safety, but as a burdensome stone, the weight whereof will beat you down and grind you to powder: you cannot look upon God as a Refiners fire to purge away your dross, but as a consuming fire and everlasting burning to consume you to ashes; these, these are the awakening, and soul-affrighting apprehensions, which every poor soul that hath not an interest in Christ, must see, the apprehensions of God will be very dreadful to you.