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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.
Answ. Answ. It is called the Covenants of Promise, not as if there were several kinds of Covenants, and of Salvation by Christ, but because there were divers exhibitions and administrations of this one Covenant; not as if this Covenant were many in kind and substance, for it is the same now that it was at the beginning, but only it was diversly administered, explained and enlarged; sometime it is called a new Covenant, that is, new in regard of the urging, & exhibition of it: the like phrase you have touching Love, Behold, a new command 1I give unto you, that you love one another, it was called new, because it was then newly enforced upon the people: The Covenant of Grace, the tenor of which is, that we shall have life and salvation through the blood of Christ, it is called Covenants, because it was so often renewed and administered, first it was made to Adam after his fall, The seed 2of the woman shall bruise the Serpents head, and then it was renewed to Abraham, Paul explains it in Heb. 3. and after him, to 3Isaac, and then to Jacob, and David, and Solomon, and all the faithful, but the Covenant was still for substance the same, ⟨p. 120⟩though it was many times renewed, and so it continues the same to this very day, thus you have a brief account of these four Queries.
Answ. Answ. It is called the Covenants of Promise, not as if there were severall kindes of Covenants, and of Salvation by Christ, but because there were divers exhibitions and administrations of this one Covenant; not as if this Covenant were many in kinde and substance, for it is the same now that it was at the beginning, but only it was diversly administred, explained and enlarged; sometime it is called a new Covenant, that is, new in regard of the urging, & exhibition of it: the like phrase you have touching Love, Behold, a new command 1I give unto you, that you love one another, it was called new, because it was then newly enforced upon the people: The Covenant of Grace, the tenor of which is, that we shall have life and salvation through the bloud of Christ, it is called Covenants, because it was so often renewed and administred, first it was made to Adam after his fall, The seed