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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.
1 A beggarly man is one that hath no meat to put in his belly, and all you that have no interest in Jesus Christ are beggarly, in this regard, because you do not feed upon that bread of life, nor drink of that water of life, the Lord Christ, whose flesh is meat indeed, and whose blood is drink 1indeed, without which your souls will starve for hunger.
1 A beggerly man is one that hath no meat to put in his belly, and all you that have no interest in Jesus Christ are beggerly, in this regard, because you do not feed upon that bread of life, nor drink of that water of life, the Lord Christ, whose flesh is meat indeed, and whose bloud is drink 1indeed, without which your soules will starve for hunger.
2 You will say he is a poor man, that hath no clothes to put on his back: thus every man out of Christ is not only poor ⟨p. 27⟩but naked; Rev. 3. 17. Thou knewest not that thou wert poor and miserable, and blind and naked, that man that is not clothed with the long Robes of Christ's righteousness, he is a naked man and exposed to the wrath and vengeance of Almighty God, those men have only a cloak to cover their sinful nakedness and shame, that are clothed with the robes of Christs righteousness. It is said of Jacob, that he 1obtained the blessing from his Father by being clad in the garments of his eldest brother, and so are we only blessed by God our Father, as we are clothed with the robes of our elder brother Jesus Christ.