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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
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6. Your misery, (that are strangers to the covenant of grace) lies in this, God will not give acceptance to any of your services, though you may do as much, for the matter of them, as any godly man doth; nay thou mayst hear more Sermons, and say more prayers, and perform more duties, then a godly man does, and ⟨p. 142⟩yet not be accepted, when the others shall, as you may see in Gen. 4. 4, 5. Cain and Abel they both of them brought sacrifices to God, one of his flock, and the other, of his grounds; and the Apostle speaking of this, says, that by faith Abel offered a more 1excellent offering then Cain; it was not more excellent in regard of the matter of it, for in all probability and likelihood, Cains sacrifice was of more value then Abel's, for his was but a few young lambs, the firstlings of his flock, but Cains was of the first fruits of his ground; and yet Abel's sacrifice was accepted, and the others rejected, because Abel was a godly man, under the Covenant of Grace, by which God did accept of what he did, though it were less then Cains: and so Solomon, The sacrifices of the 2wicked are an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight: a sacrifice you know is a great deal more costly then a prayer, for that costs a man nothing but his breath, when the other will cost a great deal of money, and yet a costly sacrifice is hated by God coming from a wicked man, when a penniless prayer coming from a godly man is accepted: so that under a covenant of grace, though you do less for the matter of the duty then wicked men do, yet yours shall be accepted, when theirs shall be rejected.
6. Your misery, (that are strangers to the covenant of grace) lies in this, God will not give acceptance to any of your services, though you may doe as much, for the matter of them, as any godly man doth; nay thou mayst hear more Sermons, and say more prayers, and perform more duties, then a godly man does, and ⟨p. 142⟩yet not be accepted, when the others shall, as you may see in