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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.
5. A man out of the covenant of grace, he hath no true and special title to any of the blessings of God here in this world, Gods blessings go along with his covenant, and therefore it is very observable, that in that chapter where God does promise the blessings of the covenant of grace, in that very chapter he promiseth the blessings of this life, as you may see in the 36. of Ezek. says God there, I will pour clean water 1upon you, and you shall be clean, yea from all your filthinesses, and from all your Idols, will I cleanse you: a new heart will I also give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and will take away the stony heart from you, and will give you a heart of flesh, and will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and you shall keep my judgements and do them, and you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God; all these are the mercies of the covenant of grace: now mark the next words (saith God) I will call for 2corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon ⟨p. 141⟩you, but I will multiply the fruit of the trees, and the increase of the field, and so in the 10, 311 ver. of that chap. And I will multiply men upon you, and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded, and I will multiply upon man and beast, and they shall increase, and bring fruit, and I will do better to you then at your beginnings, and ye shall know that I am the Lord: Here the Lord entails earthly blessings to the covenant of grace, intimating, that all that are under the covenant of grace they have a title not only to all spiritual, but to temporal blessings likewise; but no wicked man out of the covenant of grace, hath any true title to any outward blessings; they that are of the faithful, are blessed with faithful Abraham, and enjoy outward blessings, as a blessing; but wicked men, it is true they have something allowed them, but it it as to prisoners, in a prison they have something to keep them alive until their execution; and so wicked men they have prison allowances till the execution day.