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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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5 And lastly, an unregenerate man, he is without a practical knowledge of Jesus Christ; they know much but do but little, as in Tit. 1 16. In their words they 1profess to know him, but in their works they deny him, though they know God, yet they glorify him not as God, they know many things, but will do nothing: Now put all these together, wherein an unregenerate man is without the knowledge of Christ, he is without a spiritual, and experimental knowledge, without an affective, and apprehensive knowledge, & without an appropriating and practical knowledge of Christ.
5 And lastly, an unregenerate man, he is without a practicall knowledge of Jesus Christ; they know much but do but little, as in Tit. 1 16. In their words they 1professe to know him, but in their works they deny him, though they know God, yet they glorifie him not as God, they know many things, but will do nothing: Now put all these together, wherein an unregenerate man is without the knowledge of Christ, he is without a spiritual, and experimentall knowledg, without an affective, and apprehensive knowledg, & without an appropriating and practicall knowledge of Christ.
2 To be without Christ implies not only to be without a saving knowledge of Christ, but also to be without an ⟨p. 22⟩actual interest in Christ, that at that time you were without Christ, that is, during the time of your unconverted estate, you were without any real actual interest in Christ; from whence observe,