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…

1. A confident Challenge, in which he outbraveth Death, and all the powers of ⟨p. 2⟩the Grave, O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory? the words allude to Ilos. 13. 14. where Christ is brought in speaking, I will ransom them from the power of Death, and redeem them from the Grave: O Death, I will be thy plagues; O Grave, I will be thy destruction; there is Christs engagement and undertaking for a full conquest of Death; Christ threateneth Death, and the Apostle insulteth over it: the form of the words is altered, because the enemy was now fallen, and Paul proclaimeth the victory: hitherto Death and the Grave had insulted over the misery and frailty of mankind, all the tombs and charnels of the World were but so many Monuments of Deaths conquests; Golgotha the place of skulls seemed to be designed on purpose, to upbraid and discourage our Redeemer; so many skulls and rotten relics of humane frailty, as there were in that place, so many Trophies and Monuments of triumph did Death produce before the eyes of Christ, as if it were said to him, Canst thou, darest thou grapple and enter into the lists with such an enemy? But our Lord was not discouraged, when he ascended upon the Cross; he did as it were answer these bravings of Death thus, O Death I will be thy plagues, O Grave, I will be thy destruction; and because he was as good as his word, and every way performed his engagement, the Apostle as one ⟨p. 3⟩of Christs followers cometh and insulteth over this proud adversary that was now fallen, O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory?

1. A confident Challenge, in which he outbraveth Death, and all the powers of ⟨p. 2⟩the Grave, O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory? the words allude to Ilos. 13. 14. where Christ is brought in speaking, I will ransome them from the power of Death, and redeem them from the Grave: O Death, I will be thy plagues; O Grave, I will be thy destruction; there is Christs ingagement and undertaking for a full conquest of Death; Christ threatneth Death, and the Apostle insulteth over it: the form of the words is altered, because the enemy was now faln, and Paul proclaimeth the victory: hitherto Death and the Grave had insulted over the misery and frailty of mankinde, all the tombes and charnels of the World were but so many Monuments of Deaths conquests; Golgotha the place of skuls seemed to be designed on purpose, to upbraid and discourage our Redeemer; so many skuls and rotten reliques of humane frailty, as there were in that place, so many Trophies and Monuments of triumph did Death produce before the eyes of Christ, as if it were said to him, Canst thou, darest thou grapple and enter into the lists with such an enemy? But our Lord was not discouraged, when he ascended upon the Crosse; he did as it were answer these bravings of Death thus, O Death I will be thy plagues, O Grave, I will be thy destruction; and because he was as good as his word, and every way performed his ingagement, the Apostle as one