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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.
2. You that make small sins a prop to build hopes of heaven upon, it may be though your sins are little and small, yet what they want in bulk and magnitude, they may make up in number; and many small sins are more dangerous then one great sin, many small scars upon the heart with a penknife is as bad as a thrust with a sword: it may be with thee in this regard, as it is in Arithmetic, many small ⟨p. 178⟩[…] ⟨p. 179⟩[…] ⟨p. 180⟩[…] ⟨p. 181⟩[…] ⟨p. 182⟩[…] ⟨p. 183⟩[…] ⟨p. 184⟩figures, amount to a greater sum, then a few great figures do, four small figures make a greater sum then three great figures, so many small sins will do thee more harm then a few great sins? if what your sins do want in bulk and magnitude, you make it up in their number and multitude, you are as liable to damnation as if you had committed great and crying sins; though you have not committed adultery in your life time, yet it may be you have had many sinful and unclean thoughts in your heart; and though you have not been guilty of murder, yet it may be you have had many revengeful thoughts in you, which is as bad as murder and so of any other sins.
2. You that make small sins a prop to build hopes of heaven upon, it may be though your sins are little and small, yet what they want in bulk and magnitude, they may make up in number; and many small sins are more dangerous then one great sin, many small scars upon the heart with a penknife is as bad as a thrust with a sword: it may be with thee in this regard, as it is in Arithmetick, many small ⟨p. 178⟩