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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 A man may have a notional, and yet be without an experimental knowledge of Christ; and hence it is that the Scripture expresseth the difference between the knowledge of the righteous and of the wicked man; the Lord plants wisdom in the secret parts of his children, but in the outward parts, in the head and in the brain of wicked men, God makes his Children to know Christ in the inward parts.
2 A man may have a notionall, and yet be without an experimentall knowledge of Christ; and hence it is that the Scripture expresseth the difference between the knowledge of the righteous and of the wicked man; the Lord plants wisdome in the secret parts of his children, but in the outward parts, in the head and in the brain of wicked men, God makes his Children to know Christ in the inward parts.
3 An unregenerate man may have a contemplative, and yet be without an affective knowledge of Jesus Christ; wicked men may have a speculative knowledge of Christ, they may know Christ as a man knows his neighbour, but now a believer knows Christ as a wife knows her Husband, a believer knows Christ and he loves Christ too, an unregenerate man he may have much light, but he has but little heat in his knowledge, he may grow much in a contemplative, but not in an affective knowledge, he knows what he ⟨p. 21⟩should do, but he will not do what he knows. A wicked mans knowledge is like the Moon, it hath light with it but no heat, but a godly mans knowledge is like the Sun, that hath heat as well as light, a Believer loves Christ as well as he knows him.
3 An unregenerate man may have a contemplative, and yet be without an affective knowledge of Jesus Christ; wicked men may have a speculative knowledge of Christ, they may know Christ as a man knowes his neighbour, but now a beleever knowes Christ as a wife knowes her Husband, a beleever knows Christ and he loves Christ too, an unregenerate man he may have much light, but he has but little heat in his knowledge, he may grow much in a contemplative, but not in an affective knowledge, he knows what he