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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. 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
2. There are others that hold, that living in obedience to the Moral Law of Moses, is to tie the people to the Covenant of Works, to be justified by it, they hold the Jews did not live under a Covenant of Grace till Christ came, but if it were so, none of them could possibly be saved, for by the works of Law shall no flesh living be justified, no man in the World can ever go to heaven by the Covenant of Works. This I do only mention by the way, that you may see and understand, that since the fall of Adam, all men are saved by the Covenant of Grace, the Covenant of Works was no longer in force then while Adam lived and continued in Innocency, but as soon as ever he fell, the Gospel was presently preached unto them, as well as it is to us now, only it was preached unto them more darkly, and to us more clearly; ⟨p. 123⟩Christ was preached unto them as to come, but he is preached unto us as come already.
2. There are others that hold, that living in obedience to the Morall Law of Moses, is to tye the people to the Covenant of Works, to be justified by it, they hold the Jews did not live under a Covenant of Grace till Christ came, but if it were so, none of them could possibly be saved, for by the workes of Law shall no flesh living be justified, no man in the World can ever goe to heaven by the Covenant of Works. This I doe onely mention by the way, that you may see and understand, that since the fal of Adam, al men are saved by the Covenant of Grace, the Covenant of Works was no longer in force then while Adam lived and continued in Innocency, but as soon as ever he fell, the Gospel was presently preached unto them, as well as it is to us now, only it was preached unto them more darkly, and to us more clearly; ⟨p. 123⟩