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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.
Reas. 1 1. An unregene rate man must needs be without hope, because he is without Christ who is the foundation of a christians hope, Wherefore remember, says the Apostle, that at that time ye were without Christ, and therefore he tells them afterward, that they were without hope, in Tit. 2. 2. Christ is there called 1our hope, Christ is that person in and upon whom we are to build all our hopes for heaven, and therefore he is called our ⟨p. 168⟩hope, and this is the meaning of that expression, Christ in you the hope of glory, intimating that you cannot hope for glory, but in and through Jesus Christ; that man that is a Christless man, must needs be a hopeless man, that is the first demonstration.
Reas. 1 1. An unregene rate man must needs be without hope, because he is without Christ who is the foundation of a christians hope, Wherefore remember, sayes the Apostle, that at that time ye were without Christ, and therefore he tels them afterward, that they were without hope, in Tit. 2. 2. Christ is there called 1our hope, Christ is that person in and upon whom we are to build all our hopes for heaven, and therefore he is called our ⟨p. 168⟩hope, and this is the meaning of that expression, Christ in you the hope of glory, intimating that you cannot hope for glory, but in and through Jesus Christ; that man that is a Christlesse man, must needs be a hopelesse man, that is the first demonstration.