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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. That man that hath an interest in Christ, he is cast out of himself; that is, he is cast out of all conceit of his own self-sufficiency and righteousness, good works or merits: no man is in Christ, but he is out of himself; this character the Apostle gives you in Phil. 3. 8, 9. Yea doubtless, 1(saith he) I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may ⟨p. 86⟩win Christ, and be found in him, not having on my own righteousness: Here Paul having won Christ, would not be found, having on his own righteousness; the Apostle doth not mean his own righteousness in point of being, but in point of dependence, not having on his own righteousness to be justified by it; in that regard he would not be found having it on. So in 1 Cor. 4. 4. says the Apostle there, 2I know nothing by my self, now one would think this man were a very holy and exact man; for says he, I know nothing by my self, that is, I know no sin upon my soul, that I perform wittingly or willingly: but mark the next words, yet says he, am I not hereby justified; he was quite out of conceit of all the good works that ever he did: every man that is in Christ, he is out of himself; he sees his own in sufficiency, and Christs all-sufficiency; he sees his emptiness of grace, and Christs fullness of grace; he sees himself to be nothing, and Christ to be all in all. Luk. 16. 15. 3says Christ there to the Pharisees, Ye are they which justify your selves before men, but God knoweth your hearts; as if he should have said, you think well of your selves and of your graces, but God knoweth your hearts, that you are not such as you seem to be; and therefore (Beloved) consider seriously of it, if God hath ⟨p. 87⟩