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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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3. You are strangers to a christian communion in the Church, a wicked man does not know how to manage a spiritual communion with the people of God.
Use. Now if this be so that wicked men are strangers to the Church of God in their spiritual benefits and privileges they have by Christ, then by way of Use I shall only draw from hence these two Inferences.
Use. Now if this be so that wicked men are strangers to the Church of God in their spirituall benefits and priviledges they have by Christ, then by way of Use I shall onely draw from hence these two Inferences.
1. That you would not lay too much dependence and confidence upon your being Members of the Church; you may be under the outward and common mercies, and yet want the inward and spiritual benefits of the Church of God; there is many a man that is born and brought up in the Church of England, and yet notwithstanding unable to give any ground of his Salvation by Christ, thou mayest have the Church of England to be thy Mother, and yet never have God to be thy Father. I do not speak this to the disparagement of the Church of England, ⟨p. 115⟩for Christ and Salvation by him is to be had in England as well as elsewhere, I would not have you think that England is no true Church, for it is a Church of Jesus Christ, but I say you may be of this Church and borne and bred in this Church and partake of all the Ordinances and outward privileges in this Church, and yet never come to heaven, for (as the Apostle says) all are not Israel that are of Israel.