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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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7. That man is without God, that lives in the World without making sin to be the object of his hatred, that man hath not God, that hates not sin; though that man may have God, that hath sin, yet that man cannot have an interest in God, that doth not hate sin. And thus I have run over briefly these seven heads, whereby you may know whether you are the men that can lay a true claim to God as your God, yea, or no: if you are men ⟨p. 273⟩that have a true knowledge of God, and make his Word your rule, and his way your pleasure, and his day your delight, and his glory your aim, and good men the object of your love, and sin the object of your hatred; if these things be in you, you may know undoubtedly, that you have an interest in God.
7. That man is without God, that lives in the World without making sinne to bee the object of his hatred, that man hath not God, that hates not sin; though that man may have God, that hath sin, yet that man cannot have an interest in God, that doth not hate sin. And thus I have run over briefly these seven heads, whereby you may know whether you are the men that can lay a true claim to God as your God, yea, or no: if you are men ⟨p. 273⟩that have a true knowledge of God, and make his Word your rule, and his way your pleasure, and his day your delight, and his glory your aime, and good men the object of your love, and sin the object of your hatred; if these things be in you, you may know undoubtedly, that you have an interest in God.
We come now to the application, which 1may serve for unspeakable comfort to all you that are the people of God, that can lay a well grounded and Scripture claim to God as your God.
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