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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.
6. True hope flows from a long and well grounded experience; this is the reason of that expression in Rom. 5. 4. Patience worketh experience, and experience hope: 1True hope flows from a long and well grounded experience in the ways of God; and from an experience of the grace, and bounty, and love of God to his soul: and from experiences of the goodness, and mercy, and promises of God: and likewise from an experience of his own heart, in withstanding temptations, subduing corruption, and performing holy duties. Such experiences as these are inlets to a well grounded hope for heaven; but now the hopes of wicked men, are only the results of ignorance, they that never had any experience of themselves, nor of the ways of God; they have most hopes, but their hopes are only deluding, and presumptuous hopes: wicked men that do so quickly ⟨p. 225⟩get into a state of hope, without any former experiences of the ways of God, it is a sign that their hopes are only vain and empty hopes; they are but pithy hopes: just like your pithy trees, as Elders, and Withies, and such like trees, they shoot up fastest, and grow up soonest; whereas the more firm and stronger wood, as Oaks, and Elm, and the like, are a great while longer in growing, before they come to maturity; why, so it is a great while before a Godly man can get a well grounded assurance of his hopes for heaven.
6. True hope flowes from a long and well grounded experience; this is the reason of that expression in Rom. 5. 4. Patience worketh experience, and experience hope: 1True hope flowes from a long and well grounded experience in the waies of God; and from an experience of the grace, and bounty, and love of God to his soul: and from experiences of the goodnesse, and mercy, and promises of God: and likewise from an experience of his own heart, in withstanding temptations, subduing corruption, and performing holy duties. Such experiences as these are inlets to a well grounded hope for heaven; but now the hopes of wicked men, are only the results of ignorance, they that never had any experience of themselves, nor of the waies of God; they have most hopes, but their hopes are only deluding, and presumptuous hopes: wicked men that do so quickly