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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. 2 2. A man without Christ, must needs be without hope, because he is without a title to any promise of life and salvation, which is the only support and prop of mans hope; you would count this a very fond and vain hope, for any man to hope that such a rich man would make him heir of all he hath, though he never promised him one foot of Land; why just so vain are the hopes of wicked men, but now the Word of Promise is like a pillar of marble to bear up the hearts of Gods people, as in 1 Tit. 2. In hope of eternal 1life, which God that cannot lye, promised before the World began, the promises do ground that man that hath interest in them, to a hope of eternal life, he that is without the Lord Jesus Christ the foundation of hope, and without the promises which is the pillar of hope, must needs be without all true hopes of heaven.
Reas. 2 2. A man without Christ, must needes be without hope, because he is without a title to any promise of life and salvation, which is the onely support and prop of mans hope; you would count this a very fond and vain hope, for any man to hope that such a rich man would make him heir of all he hath, though hee never promised him one foot of Land; why just so vaine are the hopes of wicked men, but now the Word of Promise is like a pillar of marble to bear up the hearts of Gods people, as in 1 Tit. 2. In hope of eternall 1life, which God that cannot lye, promised before the World began, the promises doe ground that man that hath interest in them, to a hope of eternall life, he that is without the Lord Jesus Christ the foundation of hope, and without the promises which is the pillar of hope, must needs be without all true hopes of heaven.
- 11 Tit. 2.