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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. This may be matter of great consolation to you that are under the Covenant of Grace, that are in Covenant with God, this should provoke you to joy and comfort, in the consideration of the great happiness you enjoy in being under the Covenant of Grace, from the misery you would be exposed to, did you live under a Covenant of Works. And now (Beloved) 1lend me your thoughts a little, while I show you in fourteen particulars, the great happiness you are now in, being in Covenant with God under a Covenant of Grace, from the misery you had lain under, in being only under a Covenant of Works, Do this and live, I shall but only name them to you, and run over them very briefly.
1. This may be matter of great consolation to you that are under the Covenant of Grace, that are in Covenant with God, this should provoke you to joy and comfort, in the consideration of the great happinesse you enjoy in being under the Covenant of Grace, from the misery you would be exposed to, did you live under a Covenant of Works. And now (Beloved) 1lend me your thoughts a little, while I shew you in fourteen particulars, the great happinesse you are now in, being in Covenant with God under a Covenant of Grace, from the misery you had lain under, in being only under a Covenant of Workes, Doe this and live, I shall but only name them to you, and run over them very briefly.
- 1The great happiness in being under a Covenant of Grace.The great happinesse in being under a Covenant of Grace.
1. The Covenant of Works was given by God to Adam, as a Creator, but the Covenant of Grace is given by God to a Believer, as a Father; God had not this term of a Father before the fall, but only of a God and Creator, but being under a covenant of Grace, you may look upon that God that was only a Creator to Adam, as a Father to you.