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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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2. There is a way made for a present and complete Umon of the soul with Christ. Phil. 1. 23. I desire to be dissolved and be with ⟨p. 15⟩Christ, we are loosed from the body and joined to Christ, tis better a soul be separated from the body then absent from Christ; we have an Union here but not a presence, now judge you which is better, to be present with the body, or to be present with the Lord? to have the company of the body, or the company of Christ? Here the soul is enclosed and imprisoned as it were, but there thou hast the free enjoyment of Christ, without the clog of an earthly estate: the soul as soon as it departs the body, goeth immediately to Christ; as when Potiphars wife laid hold on Josephs coat he escaped; so you leave your upper garment in Deaths hand, but the soul flieth to God: the body came from Adam and runneth in a fleshly channel, and what we had from Adam, must for a while be mouldered to dust, to purge it from the impurity of the conveyance; but the soul by a natural right returneth to God that gave it, and by a special interest to Christ that redeemed and sanctified it by his own spirit.
2. There is a way made for a present and compleat Vmon of the soul with Christ. Phil. 1. 23. I desire to be dissolved and be with ⟨p. 15⟩Christ, we are loosed from the body and joined to Christ, tis better a soul be separated from the body then absent from Christ; we have an Union here but not a presence, now judge you which is better, to be present with the body, or to be present with the Lord? to have the company of the body, or the company of Christ? Here the soul is inclosed and imprisoned as it were, but there thou hast the free enjoyment of Christ, without the clog of an earthly estate: the soul as soon as it departs the body, goeth immediately to Christ; as when Potiphars wife laid hold on Josephs coat he escaped; so you leave your upper garment in Deaths hand, but the soul flyeth to God: the body came from Adam and runneth in a fleshly channell, and what we had from Adam, must for a while be mouldred to dust, to purge it from the impurity of the conveyance; but the soul by a naturall right returneth to God that gave it, and by a speciall interest to Christ that redeemed and sanctified it by his own spirit.