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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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3. Take this for your comfort that when ever you offend God, and provoke him to anger, you have a Mediator to stand between God and you; though you are guilty, yet you have an Advocate to plead your cause for you; you that are under the covenant of grace, you may say to Christ your Mediator, as the Israelites said to Moses, when they had offended God, go thou and speak unto God for us; so may you say when you have nothing, but thundering and lightning and tempests in your souls, and the flashings of hell fire ⟨p. 146⟩in your consciences, then you may say to Christ, go now to God and speak for me, mediate with thy Father for the pardon of all my sins; I have offended God, o• intercede with him in my behalf, I have committed a great offence, oh plead with thy Father, and beg a pardon for me; thus thou mayest say to Christ, being under the covenant of grace.
3. Take this for your comfort that when ever you offend God, and provoke him to anger, you have a Mediator to stand between God and you; though you are guilty, yet you have an Advocate to plead your cause for you; you that are under the covenant of grace, you may say to Christ your Mediator, as the Israelites said to Moses, when they had offended God, goe thou and speak unto God for us; so may you say when you have nothing, but thundring and lightning and tempests in your souls, and the flashings of hell fire ⟨p. 146⟩in your consciences, then you may say to Christ, go now to God and speak for me, mediate with thy Father for the pardon of all my sins; I have offended God, o• intercede with him in my behalf, I have committed a great offence, oh plead with thy Father, and beg a pardon for me; thus thou maist say to Christ, being under the covenant of grace.
But here lest any one should lye under a spiritual delusion, and think himself under the covenant of grace, when he is a stranger to it, lest the Dogs should snatch at the Children's meat, I shall lay down to you some distinguishing Characters, whereby you may know whether you are under the covenant of grace or no; and before I make entrance upon this, I will only premise four sad and dismal conclusions, which will make way the better for what I have to handle in the examination.