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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. The next question is, how far he hath delivered us from death; we see the godly are obnoxious to the changes and decays of nature, yea to the strokes of violence as well as others; and how are we delivered? I answer, 'tis enough that the second death hath no power over us, Rev. 20. 6. Nothing to do with us. Rom. 8. 1. [Greek or Hebrew], not one condemnation, &c. We may dye, but we shall not be damned; and though we go to the grave, yet we are freed from hell: But this is not all, in the first death believers have a privilege, they do not dye as others do.
2. The next question is, how far he hath delivered us from death; we see the godly are obnoxious to the changes and decayes of nature, yea to the strokes of violence as well as others; and how are we delivered? I answer, 'tis enough that the second death hath no power over us, Rev. 20. 6. Nothing to do with us. Rom. 8. 1. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, not one condemnation, &c. We may dye, but we shall not be damned; and though we go to the grave, yet we are freed from hell: But this is not all, in the first death beleevers have a priviledge, they doe not dye as others doe.
1. The habitude and nature of it is changed, that which is penal in death is now gone, 'tis not a destruction but a delivery, believers ⟨p. 13⟩have wrong thoughts of Death; we are delivered from it as 'tis a punishment and a curse, now 'tis a blessing, one of Christs Legacies of the Church, all things are yours, Death is yours,