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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. Take this conclusion, that those men, that have least grounds to build hopes of heaven upon, do yet nourish most confident hopes of heaven in their hearts; I shall give you two notable places of Scripture ⟨p. 172⟩to prove this, in Prov. 14. 16. it is 1said there that a wise man feareth and departeth from evil, a wise man is jealous over his own heart, what follows? but says he, A fool, that is, a wicked man, he rageth, and yet is confident, he runs on in wicked ways and practises without any remorse or sorrow, and yet he is a confident man, that he shall go to heaven as well as the best; A wise man feareth and departeth from evil but a wicked man rageth, and yet is confident, those that have least cause to hope, do yet harbour the greatest hopes for heaven in their hearts. A like place to this you have in Psal. 36. •2. The transgression 2of the wicked says in his heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes, and yet the next words are, he flatters himself in his own eyes, though his iniquities are found worthy to be hated; wicked men are very apt to have good conceits of themselves, and you shall find it ordinarily, that a poor soul that walks conscionably before God, and neglects no known duty, and mortifies every known lust, and walks humbly before God, this man is full of fears and jealousies, and doubts that all things are not well between God and his soul; and yet you shall find another ungodly wretch that gives way to all manner of sin and uncleanness, and fulfils the lusts of his flesh and of his mind, and this man is very ⟨p. 173⟩confident of his going to heaven, and that all is well with him when he is running headlong to hell. Here then you see the second conclusion that those men that have least grounds to build hopes of heaven upon, do yet nourish strongest hopes for heaven in their hearts.