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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. David did fall into this sin neither but once, you shall commonly find that godly men fall into great sins but once, they take warning by the first transgression, and seldom fall into the same sin again, but now it may be you live in unclean thoughts and actions all your life long, and therefore this can be no prop for your hopes.
2. David did fall into this sinne neither but once, you shall commonly finde that godly men fall into great sins but once, they take warning by the first transgression, and seldome fall into the same sinne again, but now it may be you live in unclean thoughts and actions all your life long, and therefore this can be no prop for your hopes.
3. Though David did fall into this sin, yet he did not continue in it long, for it was but nine months between Nathan the Prophets coming to David, and telling and reproving him for his sin, and the time that he fell into it; but alas some of you it may be are Adulterers of nine years standing, there are many amongst us that are old adulterers, and yet never had a melting and sorrowful heart for their sins, that never wept as David did, nor mourn as he mourned.
3. Though David did fall into this sin, yet he did not continue in it long, for it was but nine moneths between Nathan the Prophets coming to David, and telling and reproving him for his sin, and the time that he fell into it; but alas some of you it may be are Adulterers of nine years standing, there are many amongst us that are old adulterers, and yet never had a melting and sorrowfull heart for their sins, that never wept as David did, nor mourn as he mourned.
And so Peter he fell into a sin of denying his Lord and Master; but,