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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. That man is without an interest in God, that lives in the world without making the ways of God to be his pleasure: as in Joh. 3. 8. 10. In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the Devil, whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God: righteousness is not to be taken here only for justice or civil righteousness, but for the whole bulk of godliness & the body of christianity: he that doth not righteousness, is not of God: this not doing of righteousness is answerable to ⟨p. 270⟩the committing of sin, in 1 Joh. 3. 8. the text says, He that committeth sin is of the Devil, now this is not to be taken simply, that he that falls into sin is of the Devil, but he that commits sin, (that is) with complacency and delight, and without any compulsion, such a man is of the Devil. And so likewise he that cloth not do righteousness, is not of God, that is, he that doth not act and do it with delight, and alacrity, and complacency, such a one is not of God: so in Joh. 3. 11. says the Apostle, (Beloved) follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: he that doth good, he is of God; but he that doth evil, hath not seen God; (that is) he that doth evil with delight and satisfaction, and he that doth not take delight in the ways of God, and perform holy duties with cheerfulness and complacency, such a man is not of God; and therefore you that take more delight in the committing of sin, then you do in the performance of holy duties, you are but in a bad condition.
3. That man is without an interest in God, that lives in the world without making the wayes of God to be his pleasure: as in Joh. 3. 8. 10. In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the Devill, whosoever doth not righteousnesse is not of God: righteousness is not to be taken here only for justice or civil righteousness, but for the whole bulk of godliness & the body of christianity: he that doth not righteousnesse, is not of God: this not doing of righteousnesse is answerable to ⟨p. 270⟩