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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. That man hath no true hope but only a presumptuous and vain hope for heaven, that is strong in his expectations of heaven as his aim and end, but slow in his actions and endeavours after holiness as his way: he that can with Balaam desire to dye the death of the righteous, but never care nor desire to live the life of the righteous, that mans hope is but a vain hope, as the Psalmist hath it in Psalm. 119. 155. Salvation 1is far from the wicked, for they seek not thy statutes, and if salvation be far, the hope of salvation is as far; but why is salvation far from the wicked? because they seek not Gods statutes, those men that hope that salvation is near them, when they are far ⟨p. 177⟩from seeking after Gods statutes, and endeavouring after holiness, as the way to happiness, these men are far from salvation, and the hope of salvation too.
2. That man hath no true hope but onely a presumptuous and vain hope for heaven, that is strong in his expectations of heaven as his aim and end, but slow in his actions and endeavours after holinesse as his way: he that can with Baalam desire to dye the death of the righteous, but never care nor desire to live the life of the righteous, that mans hope is but a vain hope, as the Psalmist hath it in Psalm. 119. 155. Salvation 1is farre from the wicked, for they seek not thy statutes, and if salvation be far, the hope of salvation is as far; but why is salvation far from the wicked? because they seeke not Gods statutes, those men that hope that salvation is neer them, when they are far ⟨p. 177⟩from seeking after Gods statutes, and endeavouring after holinesse, as the way to happinesse, these men are far from salvation, and the hope of salvation too.