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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. True hope does as well act for heaven, as hope for heaven; but a presumptuous ⟨p. 223⟩hope, that hopes for heaven as its end, but yet never acts holiness as its way to heaven; true hope as it hopes for heaven, so it labours to work out its salvation with fear and trembling; You have an admirable passage for this in Psal. 119. 166. 1says David there, Lord I have trusted in thy salvation, and I have done thy commandments: here is both hoping and acting for heaven put both together, wicked men they hope for heaven, but they do not do Gods commands, and so in Psal. 37. 3. Trust in the Lord 2and do good, says the Psalmist, here is trusting and doing put together, true hope doth act for heaven as well as hope for heaven; but false hope doth hope much and act little; wicked men will hope for salvation, but not work out their salvation; hope for heaven, but not labour for heaven: this is the fourth difference.
4. True hope does as well act for heaven, as hope for heaven; but a presumptuous ⟨p. 223⟩hope, that hopes for heaven as its end, but yet never acts holinesse as its way to heaven; true hope as it hopes for heaven, so it labours to work out its salvation with fear and trembling; You have an admirable passage for this in Psal. 119. 166. 1saies David there, Lord I have trusted in thy salvation, and I have done thy commandements: here is both hoping and acting for heaven put both together, wicked men they hope for heaven, but they do not do Gods commands, and so in Psal. 37. 3. Trust in the Lord