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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.
Ob. But here me thinks I hear some kind 1of people ready to object against me, and say, What, do you go about to beat us off from our hopes of heaven? would you bereave us of our hopes and drive us into despair?
Ob. But here me thinks I hear some kind 1of people ready to object against me, and say, What, doe you go about to beat us off from our hopes of heaven? would you bereave us of our hopes and drive us into despair?
- 1Object.
1. To this I answer, that all you that 1have good and well grounded hopes for heaven, I would not for all the World, stagger your hopes; but as the great winds do commonly root up, and blow down the smaller shrubs, but do settle and root the stronger Oaks the faster into the ground; so I would have all that I have said this day concerning the vain & deceitful hopes of wicked men, to confirm and ⟨p. 200⟩establish your hopes and make them grow stronger and stronger.
1. To this I answer, that all you that 1have good and well grounded hopes for heaven, I would not for all the World, stagger your hopes; but as the great windes doe commonly root up, and blow down the smaller shrubs, but doe settle and root the stronger Oakes the faster into the ground; so I would have all that I have said this day concerning the vain & deceitfull hopes of wicked men, to confirm and