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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.
Caution 1 1. You must not call to mind your former sinfulness with complacency of spirit, to please your humours; you must not do as some great men use to do, that have been guilty of great and crying sins; as adultery, drunkenness, swearing, and the like, in their youth; go tell and boast of them in their age; this is a very great wickedness: you must call to ⟨p. 7⟩mind your former sinfulness not with complacency, but with bitterness of spirit, with grief, sorrow, and perplexity of heart: Many men will tell you large stories of the wickedness, that they have committed; but they do it with delight, and if they had strength and abilities, they would be guilty of the same sins and wickednesses still; which is a most ungodly practise, and that which the Scripture condemns men for, as in the 23. of Ezek. 23. 19, 21. Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, 1in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt; Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth: the meaning of this is, she called her sins to remembrance, but it was so as to play the whore still, and to be unclean still, she did it with delight and complacency, with content and joy; now I say you should call your sins to remembrance with a great deal of grief and sorrow, and bitterness of spirit: and therefore when young gallants will boast of their sins, and tell how often they have been drunk, and have made others to be so; and how often they have plaid the whoremaster, and have drawn others to do so; this is a most Diabolical remembrance.
Caution 1 1. You must not cal to minde your former sinfulnesse with complacency of spirit, to please your humors; you must not do as some great men use to do, that have been guilty of great and crying sins; as adultery, drunkennesse, swearing, and the like, in their youth; go tell and boast of them in their age; this is a very great wickednesse: you must call to ⟨p. 7⟩minde your former sinfulnesse not with complacency, but with bitternesse of spirit, with grief, sorrow, and perplexity of heart: Many men will tel you large stories of the wickednesse, that they have committed; but they do it with delight, and if they had strength and abilities, they would be guilty of the same sins and wickednesses stil; which is a most ungodly practise, and that which the Scripture condemns men for, as in the 23. of