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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.
2. Now in the second place, the Apostle describes him privatively what he wants; and that in the words of my Text, in five particulars, wherein he plainly shows that he is the poorest man in the world that wants Jesus Christ, and the most miserable: That at that time you were without Christ; that is the first: §1You were Aliens from the Common-wealth of Israel; that is the second: §2You were strangers to the Covenants of promise; that is the third:§3 You were without hope; that is the fourth: §4And you were without God in the world; that's the fifth.
2. Now in the second place, the Apostle describes him privatively what he wants; and that in the words of my Text, in five particulars, wherein hee plainly shews that he is the poorest man in the world that wants Jesus Christ, and the most miserable: That at that time you were without Christ; that is the first: §1You were Aliens from the Common-wealth of Israel; that is the second: §2You were strangers to the Covenants of promise; that is the third:§3 You were without hope; that is the fourth: §4And you were without God in the world; that's the fift.
Now these comprehensive expressions, contain in them the whole misery of Man, and that in these five particulars here named; 2. here is described the time how long, a man is in this condition, that at that time, that is, the time during your unconverted estate; as long as you are unconverted, so long you are without Christ, and an Alien from the Common wealth of Israel, and a stranger to the Covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.