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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.
3. You are strangers to the Covenant of grace, that do make no conscience of breaking the engagements & promises you have made to God, you that are careless of keeping the Covenants you have made with God, this is an evident demonstration, that you are not in Covenant with God, those that are in Covenant with God make conscience of keeping their Covenants with God if in times of affliction & trouble, you can make large promises to God of better obedience, and yet afterwards return with the dog to his vomit, and are as bad, or ⟨p. 125⟩worse then ever you were, this argues, that you have no interest at all in the Covenant of Grace.
3. You are strangers to the Covenant of grace, that do make no conscience of breaking the engagements & promises you have made to God, you that are careless of keeping the Covenants you have made with God, this is an evident demonstration, that you are not in Covenant with God, those that are in Covenant with God make conscience of keeping their Covenants with God if in times of affliction & trouble, you can make large promises to God of better obedience, and yet afterwards return with the dogge to his vomit, and are as bad, or ⟨p. 125⟩worse then ever you were, this argues, that you have no interest at all in the Covenant of Grace.
Thus I have done with the second Query, the discoveries of those that are not in the Covenant of Grace; I have only now the Application of the point to speak to, and the Use that I shall make of it shall be Use. 1. For consolation to all that are in the Covenant of Grace, you have a bundle of promises to which you may have recourse, and lay claim to them as your own. 2. By way of terror, to show the misery of those that are strangers to this Covenant of Grace.
Thus I have done with the second Query, the discoveries of those that are not in the Covenant of Grace; I have onely now the Application of the point to speak to, and the Use that I shall make of it shall be Use. 1. For consolation to all that are in the Covenant of Grace, you have a bundle of promises to which you may have recourse, and lay claim to them as your own. 2. By way ofterrour, to shew the misery of those that are strangers to this Covenant of Grace.