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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.
The first fruits from the dead as the offering of the first-fruits was a blessing to all the store, so Christ dying and rising is a ground of conquest to all the elect; Christ before his death had been combating with the powers of darkness and all the subordinate instruments; Death was Satan's beast of prey, that was set upon him, but our Lord foiled it in its own dungeon, the battle between Christ and Death was begun upon the Cross, he grappled with it there, and they went tugging and wrestling to the Grave, Christ like a prudent warrior carried the war into ⟨p. 12⟩his enemies country, and there got loose of the grasp of Death, foiled it in its own territory, he arose and left Death gasping behind him, so that the quality of the grave is quite altered, before 'twas a prison, Satan's dungeon, now 'tis a chamber of repose, a bed of ease ever since Christ slept there; when the Prophet speaketh of Christs resurrection, he saith, Isa. 53. 8. He shall be taken from prison and from judgement, by prison meaning the grave; but speaking of the death of the faithful, he saith, Isaiah. 57. 2. They shall rest in their beds; 'twas for a while to Christ a prison, that to us it might be a bed of ease.
The first fruits from the dead as the offering of the first-fruits was a blessing to all the store, so Christ dying and rising is a ground of conquest to all the elect; Christ before his death had beene combating with the powers of darknesse and all the subordinate instruments; Death was Satans beast of prey, that was set upon him, but our Lord foiled it in its own dungeon, the battail between Christ and Death was begun upon the Crosse, he grappled with it there, and they went tugging and wrestling to the Grave, Christ like a prudent warriour carryed the war into ⟨p. 12⟩his enemies countrey, and there got loose of the grasp of Death, foiled it in its own territory, he arose and left Death gasping behinde him, so that the quality of the grave is quite altered, before 'twas a prison, Satans dungeon, now 'tis a chamber of repose, a bed of ease ever since Christ slept there; when the Prophet speaketh of Christs resurrection, he saith,