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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.
5 Every man without Christ, is a deformed man, as you may read in ⟨p. 29⟩Ezek. 16. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, and 14. verses, Thus 1saith the Lord God, thy Nativity is in the land of Canaan, thy Father was an Amorite, &c. and in the 6. vers. When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee (when thou wast in thy blood) Live, yea I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; when a poor child lies weltering it its blood, not swaddled, nor washed, nor looked after, what a sad condition is it in? and thus were you says God; but then read on in the 7. verse, I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the Field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, &c. and so again in the 14. verse, Thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty; for it was perfect through my comeliness that I had put upon thee, saith the Lord, Intimating that before Christ looks upon a soul, he lies weltering in his own blood, and not able to help himself, but when he becomes comely through Christs comeliness that is cast upon him; if you want Christ, you want your best ornament: a man without Christ is like a body full of sores and botches, he is like a dark house without light, and like a body without a head, and such a man must needs be a deformed man.
5 Every man without Christ, is a deformed man, as you may read in ⟨p. 29⟩Ezek. 16. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, and 14. verses, Thus 1saith the Lord God, thy Nativity is in the land of Canaan, thy Father was an Amorite, &c. and in the 6. vers. When I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee (when thou wast in thy bloud) Live, yea I said unto thee when thou wast in thy bloud, Live; when a poor childe lies weltring it its bloud, not swadled, nor washed, nor looked after, what a sad condition is it in? and thus were you sayes God; but then read on in the 7. verse, I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the Field, and thou hast encreased and waxen great, &c. and so again in the 14. verse, Thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty; for it was perfect through my comlinesse that I had put upon thee, saith the Lord, Intimating that before Christ looks upon a soul, he lies weltring in his own bloud, and not able to help himself, but when he becoms comely through Christs comlinesse that is cast upon him; if you want Christ, you want your best ornament: a man without Christ is like a body full of sores and botches, he is like a dark house without light, and like a body without a head, and such a man must needs be a deformed man.