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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.
Answ. Take this plain description of it, that true hope which wicked men are without it is a well grounded and patient expectation for the accomplishment of all those spiritual and eternal good things, which God hath promised through Jesus Christ, and which Faith believes. I call it a well grounded expectation to distinguish true hope, from those presumptuous hopes that wicked men have: I call it a patient hope to distinguish it from a rash hope, in wicked men: and I say it is a patient expectation and looking for the accomplishing those spiritual and eternal good things, which God hath promised in Christ, because that this is the ground of hope, it is called the hope of glory and the hope of eternal life, and the like; Thus you have the nature of this hope that wicked men are without, when the Apostle says, they were without hope, his ⟨p. 171⟩meaning is, that they were without any hope of those spiritual and eternal good things, which God hath promised to believers through Christ.
Answ. Take this plain description of it, that true hope which wicked men are without it is a well grounded and patient expectation for the accomplishment of all those spirituall and eternall good things, which God hath promised through Jesus Christ, and which Faith beleeves. I call it a well grounded expectation to distinguish true hope, from those presumptuous hopes that wicked men have: I call it a patient hope to distinguish it from a rash hope, in wicked men: and I say it is a patient expectation and looking for the accomplishing those spirituall and eternall good things, which God hath promised in Christ, because that this is the ground of hope, it is called the hope of glory and the hope of eternall life, and the like; Thus you have the nature of this hope that wicked men are without, when the Apostle sayes, they were without hope, his ⟨p. 171⟩meaning is, that they were without any hope of those spirituall and eternall good things, which God hath promised to beleevers through Christ.