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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. Small sins are committed most commonly with more complacency and less reluctancy, then great sins are; unclean thoughts do please the heart and tickle the fancy, and content the mind of a man, and are committed with a great deal more complacency & delight, and less reluctancy; who would strain at a gnat? Now it ⟨p. 185⟩lays your souls upon more guilt when you commit the smallest sins with delight and contentment, and satisfaction, then if you did commit great and gross sins, if you labour to resist them, and strive against them.
1. Smal sins are committed most commonly with more complacency and lesse reluctancy, then great sins are; unclean thoughts do please the heart and tickle the fancy, and content the minde of a man, and are committed with a great deal more complacency & delight, and lesse reluctancy; who would strain at a gnat? Now it ⟨p. 185⟩layes your souls upon more guilt when you commit the smallest sins with delight and contentment, and satisfaction, then if you did commit great and gross sins, if you labor to resist them, and strive against them.
2. Thou committest small sins with more security, and less penitency, then great sins; when a man commits a great and scandalous sin, he is sensible of what he hath done, and lays it to heart, and is ashamed of it and must repent of it, or else it will be a shame to him all his life long; but he can venture upon a small sin, & never be troubled at it, nor grieved for it, he can commit a small sin with a great deal of security, & impenitency, so that hereby they do the soul more wrong then great sins.
2. Thou committest small sinnes with more security, and lesse penitency, then great sins; when a man commits a great and scandalous sin, he is sensible of what he hath done, and layes it to heart, and is ashamed of it and must repent of it, or else it will be a shame to him all his life long; but he can venture upon a small sin, & never be troubled at it, nor grieved for it, he can cōmit a smal sin with a great deal of security, & impenitency, so that hereby they do the soul more wrong then great sins.