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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.
2. Thou that art a stranger to the covenant of grace, thou hast no strength but thy own to help thee in the discharge of all thy duties; but now a man that is under the covenant of grace, God doth command him a duty, and does with the command give him a power to perform the duty; God bids him act grace, and powers upon him a spirit of Grace; he bids him pray, and gives him a spirit of prayer; God commands him a duty, and gives him a flexible, willing, and an obedient heart, and abilities to perform the duty: when in Scripture God does command a duty, he does likewise promise to assist and enable us to the performance of the duty; as for example, the Lord bids us, to wash us and make us 1clean, and put away the evil of our doings, and a poor soul saith, Oh Lord I am not able to wash my heart, nor cleanse my ways, nor to do any thing that is good of my self, and therefore says God again, I will wash you and make you whiter then snow; so God 2bids us to get new hearts, and then again he promiseth, to create in us new hearts, and ⟨p. 137⟩renew rights spirits within us: I might instance in sundry other particulars; but now this is thy unhappiness oh man that art a stranger to the covenant of grace; God bids thee keep his commands, but he gives thee no power to fulfil his commands; he bids thee act grace, and never gives thee a spirit of grace; he bids thee pray, and yet never pours out upon thee a spirit of prayer; and if Adam in his innocency, when he was perfect, was not able to keep Gods commands; how much more unable art thou to do any thing that may please God? thou by thy own strength art as well able to make a world, as to make one prayer, or perform any duty in a holy and spiritual manner; thou canst as well destroy the whole world with thy own hands, as subdue any lust by thy own strength; but under the covenant of Grace, God tells us, that though we cannot keep the Law, yet he will accept of his Sons keeping it for us; and he hath promised to help and assist us in the performance of every thing, that he commands us.
2. Thou that art a stranger to the covenant of grace, thou hast no strength but thy own to help thee in the discharge of all thy duties; but now a man that is under the covenant of grace, God doth command him a duty, and does with the command give him a power to perform the duty; God bids him act grace, and powers upon him a spirit of Grace; he bids him pray, and gives him a spirit of prayer; God commands him a duty, and gives him a flexible, willing, and an obedient heart, and abilities to perform the duty: when in Scripture God does command a duty, he does likewise promise to assist and enable us to the performance of the duty; as for example, the Lord bids us, to wash us and make us