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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.
6. The Covenant of Works, if a man did once break them, that did admit of no repentance; had Adam and Eve after the fall, wept their eyes out, or prayed their hearts out, all would have done them no good; repentance will no way avail the Covenant of Works; as it is in the civill Law, if a man hath committed murder, the Law does not enquire whether the man does repent, or is sorry for what he hath done, ⟨p. 129⟩no, but the Law takes notice whether he hath done the fact, or no, if he hath, he must dye, no repentance will avail; but in the Covenant of Grace it is far otherwise, for though you have done the fact, and broken Gods Commandments, yet if you repent, and mourn, and grieve for the sins you have committed against God, the Lord will pardon and forgive them, as if they had never been committed, so that this is another great happiness you enjoy in being under the Covenant of Grace.
6. The Covenant of Workes, if a man did once break them, that did admit of no repentance; had Adam and Eve after the fall, wept their eyes out, or prayed their hearts out, all would have done them no good; repentance will no way avail the Covenant of Works; as it is in the civill Law, if a man hath committed murder, the Law does not enquire whether the man does repent, or is sorry for what he hath done, ⟨p. 129⟩no, but the Law takes notice whether he hath done the fact, or no, if he hath, he must dye, no repentance will avail; but in the Covenant of Grace it is far otherwise, for though you have done the fact, and broken Gods Commandemants, yet if you repent, and mourn, and grieve for the sins you have committed against God, the Lord will pardon and forgive them, as if they had never been committed, so that this is another great happinesse you enjoy in being under the Covenant of Grace.
7. Adam being under the Covenant of Works, God took the very first forfeiture of breaking of this Covenant, and one sin made God to disannul that covenant, whereas the Covenant of Grace is not made void nor disannulled although you commit many sins: as you may see in Ro. 5. 16, 17. says the Apostle there, Not as it was by one that sinned so is the gift, for the judgement was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification, that is, under the Covenant of Works, there one sin did condemn all the world, but being under the Covenant of Grace there the free gift is of many offences unto justification, many sins are pardoned and many offences are passed over, the Covenant of Grace pardons many sins and over looks many weaknesses and failings, though you break your Covenant often, time after time, yet the Covenant of