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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.
11. The Covenant of Works was made to all men generally and universally without exception, but the covenant of grace was made only to a select and chosen people: all mankind were in Adam under a Covenant of Works, if Adam had kept the Law, all mankind had lived by him; but herein lies your happiness, in being under the Covenant of grace, when it is made only to a few, to a peculiar and chosen number of men.
11. The Covenant of Works was made to all men generally and universally without exception, but the covenant of grace was made onely to a select and chosen people: all mankinde were in Adam under a Covenant of Workes, if Adam had kept the Law, all mankinde had lived by him; but herein lies your happinesse, in being under the Covenant of grace, when it is made onely to a few, to a peculiar and chosen number of men.
12. The Covenant of Works that entitles men to no further honour, then to be a worthy and honourable servant of God, not a child of God, but under the Covenant of Grace, we do not only become servants, but adopted sons, we are the children of promise by Faith in Christ, the Covenant of Grace puts us into a state of Sonship: Adam was the son of God by creation, but not by grace and adoption, till the Covenant of Grace was made.
12. The Covenant of Works that entitles men to no further honor, then to be a worthy and honourable servant of God, not a child of God, but under the Covenant of Grace, we doe not only become servants, but adopted sons, we are the children of promise by Faith in Christ, the Covenant of Grace puts us into a state of Sonship: Adam was the son of God by creation, but not by grace and adoption, till the Covenant of Grace was made.