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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. To you that make this a plea for your hopes of heaven; observe this, that where there are these general expressions, they are very ill understood: if you say they speak of universal & general redemption, as in 2 Cor. 5. 14, 15. Because we thus judge, 1that if one died for all, then are all dead, and he died for all, that they that live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him that died for them and rose again; why, here none can ⟨p. 211⟩lay claim to Christs death, but those that live to Christ that died for them: and so in Heb. 2. 9. But we see Jesus that was made a little lower then the Angels, for the suffering of death, clothed with glory and honour, that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man; but mark the restraint in the next words; For it became him for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory (here the Apostle restrains the words) to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings; for both he that sanctifieth, and they that are sanctified are all one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren: the Apostle does here again restrain the words, and therefore this can be no more prop for your hopes, that are not sanctified; but thus much may suffice for the first branch, in showing you how wicked men do make those places to be Scripture props for their hopes which are not.
3. To you that make this a plea for your hopes of heaven; observe this, that where there are these generall expressions, they are very ill understood: if you say they speak of universal & generall redemption, as in 2 Cor. 5. 14, 15. Because we thus judge, 1that if one died for all, then are all dead, and he died for all, that they that live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him that died for them and rose again; why, here none can ⟨p. 211⟩