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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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5. All you that have a real and well-grounded interest in Christ, herein lies your comfort, that in and through Christ, you may look upon God (that in himself is clothed with dread and terribleness) with a great deal of joy and comfort. Christ makes all the attributes of God to be delightful and comfortable to thee, that though God be a consuming fire to burn up thy soul like stubble out of Christ, yet in Christ you may look upon God as fire, but yet so as that Christ interposeth between you and it; Christ is as a screen between the fire of Gods wrath and you; thou art to look upon God, not as an enemy that sets himself against thee, but as a friend reconciled to thee; not as an angry Judg that is desirous to condemn thee, but as a merciful Father that is willing to pardon ⟨p. 78⟩thee, you are not to look upon God clothed with dread and terror, but with mercy and compassion; that God that will frown upon thee out of Christ, yet bring but a Christ in thy arms, and present him to God the Father, and then he will turn away his anger from thee, and behold thee with a smiling countenance, thou being in Christ and Christ in thee, and God being well pleased with his Son, must needs be well pleased with thee too; great is your benefit by having an interest in Christ; I may say in this case what Elisha the Prophet said to King Jeroboam, 2 King. 3. 14. Verily, says he, were it 1not that I regard the person of Jehoshaphat King of Judah, I would not look toward thee nor see thee; just so does God say to us, were it not for my Son Jesus Christ, you should never see my face, nor have a good look from me.
5. All you that have a reall and wellgrounded interest in Christ, herein lies your comfort, that in and through Christ, you may look upon God (that in himselfe is cloathed with dread and terriblenesse) with a great deal of joy and comfort. Christ makes all the attributes of God to be delightfull and comfortable to thee, that though God be a consuming fire to burn up thy soul like stubble out of Christ, yet in Christ you may look upon God as fire, but yet so as that Christ interposeth between you and it; Christ is as a skreen between the fire of Gods wrath and you; thou art to look upon God, not as an enemy that sets himselfe against thee, but as a friend reconciled to thee; not as an angry Judg that is desirous to condemne thee, but as a mercifull Father that is willing to pardon