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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. They object and say, that the promises do run in free and general terms having no conditions annexed to them.
2. They object and say, that the promises doe run in free and generall termes having no conditions annext to them.
Answ. It is true, there are some promises that are absolute, so as to have no condition, going before them, but every promise in the Gospel hath some condition or ⟨p. 213⟩other annexed to it, if it hath not a condition going before it as meritorious; yet it hath a condition that follows after it, •• in Gen. 17. 1. I am thy God all sufficient, 1(what then?) walk before me and be thou perfect. In 2 Cor. 6. 16, 18. I will be their God, 2and they shall be my people: and I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord God Almighty: what follows? why in the 1. verse of the next chapter, says the Apostle there, Having 3therefore these promises (dearly beloved) let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness both of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. So in Heb. 5. 9. Christ came into the 4world to save sinners, but there is a condition goes after it, he that sanctifieth, and they that are sanctified, must be all one: There is no promise in all the Gospel, but that a condition is prefixed, or annexed to it: in