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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. The bare performance of duties can be no prop to build hopes for heaven upon, because God doth not look so much upon the matter of the duty what you do perform, as to the manner how, and the ⟨p. 206⟩end why you do perform them, though it may be the duty which you perform be the same for the matter of them, as God requires and commands, yet if they be not done in a right manner, God looks upon it as nothing; God will not own those duties as done to him, that are not done in a right manner, and to a right end: as in Joh. 16. 24. Hitherto (says Christ) you have asked nothing in my name, ask and receive that your joy may be full; and yet they had put up many petitions in his name, but because they did it not in a right manner, Christ looked upon it as if they had asked nothing at all.
4. The bare performance of duties can be no prop to build hopes for heaven upon, because God doth not look so much upon the matter of the duty what you do perform, as to the manner how, and the ⟨p. 206⟩end why you doe perform them, though it may be the duty which you perform be the same for the matter of them, as God requires and commands, yet if they be not done in a right manner, God lookes upon it as nothing; God will not own those duties as done to him, that are not done in a right manner, and to a right end: as in Joh. 16. 24. Hitherto (sayes Christ) you have asked nothing in my name, aske and receive that your joy may be full; and yet they had put up many petitions in his name, but because they did it not in a right manner, Christ lookt upon it as if they had asked nothing at all.
5. Another false prop that wicked men build hopes of heaven upon, is a mere mistake of the promises and pillar of hope in Scripture; and this is done two ways: either,