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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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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.
But here lest any one should lye under a spirituall delusion, and think himself under the covenant of grace, when he is a stranger to it, lest the Dogs should snatch at the Childrens 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 dismall conclusions, which will make way the better for what I have to handle in the examination.
1. Take in this conclusion, that a man may be within the outward and common privileges of the covenant of grace, and yet be without the saving and spiritual privileges of it, as pardon of sin, having God to be your God, and Christ to be your Saviour, &c. as in Deut. 29. 10, 11, 112. says Moses there, You stand this day all of you before the Lord your God, your Captains of Tribes, your Elders, and your Officers, with all ⟨p. 147⟩the men of Israel, your little ones, your wives, and the stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood, unto the drawer of thy water, that thou shouldst enter into covenant with the Lord thy God: Now here you see, were all from the rich to the poor, to enter into covenant with God, and yet it is not imaginable that all these did partake of the inward privileges of the Covenant of grace, they did all partake of circumcision, which was the seal of the covenant, of the outward privileges of it, but not all did partake of the inward and special mercies of the covenant of grace, as pardon of sin, peace of conscience, joy in believing, God to be their God, and Christ to be their Saviour; and so in