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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. For the Nature of the Covenant of Grace, it is that free and gracious Covenant which God made with Adam after the fall, promising him pardon of sin and eternal life, through the righteousness of Jesus Christ. This is the sum and substance of the Covenant of grace, it is the promise of God first made to Adam, and then renewed to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, David and Solomon, and all the faithful, it ⟨p. 122⟩is the solemn promise that God made to the Elect of their obtaining Salvation through the righteousness of Jesus Christ: Now here you must be very careful lest you run into a mistake, for there are two sorts of people that run into very dangerous errors concerning this particular: As
1. For the Nature of the Covenant of Grace, it is that free and gracious Covenant which God made with Adam after the fall, promising him pardon of sin and eternall life, through the righteousnesse of Jesus Christ. This is the summe and substance of the Covenant of grace, it is the promise of God first made to Adam, and then renewed to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, David and Solomon, and all the faithfull, it ⟨p. 122⟩is the solemn promise that God made to the Elect of their obtaining Salvation through the righteousness of Jesus Christ: Now here you must be very careful lest you run into a mistake, for there are two sorts of people that run into very dangerous errours concerning this particular: As
1. The Socinians, that are of an opinion, that all the Patriarchs and good men in the old Testament did none of them go to heaven, till Christ came in the flesh; a very uncharitable and ungodly opinion; And