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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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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.
2. But sayes 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 Noahs drunkennesse, 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.
1. You that make this a ground for your hope, you do pervert the end for which God hath recorded the examples of ⟨p. 187⟩his servants in Scripture, for God did not record them there, to be a provocation to thee to go on presumptuously in sinning against him, but merely to be a restraint and caveat to keep thee from falling into the same sins, which they did; if Noah, and Lot, and David, and Peter, &c. such holy and excellent men as these, had their failings, and did commit great and gross sins, oh then let me take heed lest I am overtaken, and fall into the same sins; this is the use that we should make of the failings of other man, as in 1 Cor. 10. 11. All 1