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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. These things can be no prop of thy hopes for heaven, because hypocrites, whose persons and performances God doth hate, they are frequent in duties as well as you: the Pharisees they did fast twice a week, and give alms, and perform holy duties, and so those spoken of in 1the Prophet Isaiah, They did delight to draw ⟨p. 204⟩near to God, and to know his ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and for sook not the Ordinances of God: wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? God did not accept of any thing they did: and so those in Zac. they kept four fasting days in a year for 2seven years together, and yet they said he did not regard them: and so likewise God doth not regard the prayer of the wicked, as in Psal. 105. 9. The prayer of the wicked is 3an abomination to the Lord; and so is their hearing too, for they come to hear when their hearts are after their covetousness.
2. These things can be no prop of thy hopes for heaven, because hypocrites, whose persons and performances God doth hate, they are frequent in duties as well as you: the Pharisees they did fast twice a week, and give almes, and perform holy duties, and so those spoken of in 1the Prophet Esay, They did delight to draw ⟨p. 204⟩near to God, and to know his wayes, as a nation that did righteousnesse, and for sook not the Ordinances of God: wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? God did not accept of any thing they did: and so those in Zac. they kept four fasting dayes in a year for 2seven yeares together, and yet they said he did not regard them: and so likewise God doth not regard the prayer of the wicked, as in