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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.
Thus I have done with the use of terror ⟨p. 143⟩in laying down to you this sixfold misery of those men that are strangers to the covenant of grace; and here because I would not have any poor soul, that is under the covenant of grace, and partaker of all the great privileges of it, to go away with a sad heart, I shall only leave with you two or three words of comfort to them; You children of the covenant, that are under the covenant of grace, let not your hearts be troubled, at what hath been said this day, concerning the misery of those men that are strangers to this covenant, and to bear: up and support your spirits, I shall give you two or three comfortable considerations.
Thus I have done with the use of terrour ⟨p. 143⟩in laying down to you this sixfold misery of those men that are strangers to the covenant of grace; and here because I would not have any poor soul, that is under the covenant of grace, and partaker of all the great priviledges of it, to goe away with a sad heart, I shall onely leave with you two or three words of comfort to them; You children of the covenant, that are under the covenant of grace, let not your hearts be troubled, at what hath been said this day, concerning the misery of those men that are strangers to this covenant, and to bear: up and support your spirits, I shall give you two or three comfortable considerations.
1. That all the outward blessings that you enjoy, comes to you in a covenant way, God hath given you these blessings as an appendix to the covenant, and by virtue of an entail to his covenant; the Lord never gives you a common blessing, but you see the love of a Father, and of a husband, and of a friend, and the love of God in that blessing; and therefore as I told you before in that very chapter, where God promiseth the blessings of the covenant of grace, he promiseth the blessings of this life too, as an entail to the covenant; wicked men may have blessings but not by virtue of a promise, not by virtue of the covenant of grace. But now if you ask