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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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Thus then you see the positive part of mans misery out of Christ, what he undergoes: We come now to show you the privative part, of his misery, what he wants; and here very much might be spoken in declaring the misery of a Christless man in the privative part of it, in those things which he wants in being without an interest in Christ; but I shall run over this briefly, and comprise all that I have to say to you under these six heads, and then come to the application: first then, are you without Christ? why 1then you are without strength, as in Joh. 25. 5. Without me you can do nothing, says Christ; nay Paul goes further in 2 Cor. 3. 25. We are of our selves as of our selves, says he, not able to think a good thought, but all our sufficiency is from God: herein lies the misery of a man out of Christ, he is able to do nothing, he is like Sampson without his hair, ⟨p. 58⟩he that before could break Iron bands like so many straws, now his strength was no more then another mans: (Beloved) you are very weak indeed, if you want Christ; in Isaiah. 45. 54. it is said there, that Christ is made unto a believer, righteousness and strength; now if you want Christ, you want righteousness by way of acceptance, and you want strength by way of assistance. But here to branch out this more particularly, I shall show you in five particulars, wherein a man without Jesus Christ wants strength.
Thus then you see the positive part of mans misery out of Christ, what he undergoes: We come now to shew you the privative part, of his misery, what hee wants; and here very much might be spoken in declaring the misery of a Christlesse man in the privative part of it, in those things which he wants in being without an interest in Christ; but I shall run over this briefly, and comprise all that I have to say to you under these six heads, and then come to the application: first then, are you without Christ? why 1then you are without strength, as in Joh. 25. 5. Without me you can de nothing, saies Christ; nay Paul goes further in