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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.
at last taking the bundle himself he unbound it, breaking the sticks one by one, till he had broken them all, and now my children says he, this I do to teach you, that if you do combine and keep close together in unity like a bundle of sticks, there is none will be able to break you, or do you any harm, but if you divide and fall off one from another, you will soon be ruined, and broken in pieces: why, so now if the members of the Church of God would unite together ⟨image 61⟩⟨image 62⟩⟨p. 113⟩and partake of public Ordinances together, hear, pray, and perform holy duties together, and still remain conjoined in one, we need not fear the power or policy of any, to do us any harm.
at last taking the bundle himself he unbound it, breaking the sticks one by one, til he had broken them all, and now my children sayes he, this I doe to teach you, that if you doe combine and keep close together in unity like a bundle of sticks, there is none will be able to break you, or doe you any harm, but if you divide and fall off one from another, you will soon be ruined, and broken in pieces: why, so now if the members of the Church of God would unite together ⟨image 61⟩⟨image 62⟩⟨p. 113⟩and partake of publique Ordinances together, hear, pray, and performe holy duties together, and still remaine conjoined in one, wee need not feare the power or policy of any, to doe us any harm.
3. If the Church be a spiritual Commonwealth, then I may infer further, the necessity of our labouring to improve the Churches interest in a Commonwealth. Nature will teach men to labour to preserve, and advance the good and benefit of the Commonwealth, every man will contribute for the good of the Body Politic, and therefore let us labour to promote the good of the Body Ecclesiastic, and to improve the Churches interest.