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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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4. You that build your hopes for heaven upon this ground, because your ⟨p. 186⟩sins are none of the greatest, let me tell you, that the smallest sins that ever you committed in all your life time, without repentance on thy part, and satisfaction on Christs part, will forever keep thy soul out of heaven, if you repent peradventure you shall be pardoned, the smallest sins cannot be forgiven, without the blood of Christ to wash them away, for without the shedding of blood there is no remission: and thus I have showed the insufficiency and deceitfulness of the first prop that wicked men do build their hopes for heaven upon, we come now to the second.
4. You that build your hopes for heaven upon this ground, because your ⟨p. 186⟩sins are none of the greatest, let me tell you, that the smallest sins that ever you committed in all your life time, without repentance on thy part, and satisfaction on Christs part, will forever keep thy soul out of heaven, if you repent peradventure you shall be pardoned, the smallest sins cannot be forgiven, without the bloud of Christ to wash them away, for without the shedding of bloud there is no remission: and thus I have shewed the insufficiency and deceitfulnesse of the first prop that wicked men do build their hopes for heaven upon, we come now to the second.
2. But says a wicked man, I have heard and read of those, that have committed far greater and more crying sins then ever I have been guilty of, and yet they hoped for heaven, and are gone to heaven, and therefore why should not I hope for heaven as well as they? I read of David that committed Adultery, and of Noah's drunkenness, and Pauls persecuting Christ, and Peters denying of him, and divers others, and yet these men are gone to heaven, and why may not I as well as they? Concerning this plea of wicked men I shall give you these three things by way of answer.