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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.
1. The first prop that wicked men do build hopes of heaven upon is this, because they have committed but small sins in their life time, and because they have not run ⟨p. 182⟩out into the commission of such gross and scandalous sins in the world as other men have, therefore say they, surely we have some ground to hope for heaven; it is true, we are sinners, but my sins are but ordinary small sins and frailties, they are not sins of a double die, just as the Pharisee says, Lord I thank thee that I am 1not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican, because he was not as bad as other men, therefore he thought he had a right and title to heaven, because they are not as bad as the worst, therefore they think themselves as good as the best; now I shall show you the weakness and rottenness of this pillar for any man to build hopes of heaven upon, and that in these five particulars.
1. The first prop that wicked men doe build hopes of heaven upon is this, because they have committed but smal sins in their life time, and because they have not run ⟨p. 182⟩out into the commission of such grosse and scandalous sins in the world as other men have, therefore say they, surely we have some ground to hope for heaven; it is true, we are sinners, but my sins are but ordinary small sins and frailties, they are not sinnes of a double die, just as the Pharisee sayes, Lord I thank thee that I am 1not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican, because he was not as bad as other men, therefore hee thought he had a right and title to heaven, because they are not as bad as the worst, therefore they think themselves as good as the best; now I shall shew you the weaknesse and rottennesse of this pillar for any man to build hopes of heaven upon, and that in these five particulars.