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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.
1. You are in a state of unlikelihood ⟨p. 227⟩to be converted, more then any other men in the world; and this is the reason why the Scripture tells us, that whores and harlots shall go to heaven, before the Scribes and Pharisees, and yet they were a very strict people, and did walk very outwardly holy; and the reason is, because it is an easier matter to convince a harlot of her sins, then to convince a proud Pharisee, that thinks himself as good as the best, and hath lived in peace all his life time.
1. You are in a state of unlikelihood ⟨p. 227⟩to be converted, more then any other men in the world; and this is the reason why the Scripture tels us, that whores and harlots shall go to heaven, before the Scribes and Pharisees, and yet they were a very strict people, and did walk very outwardly holy; and the reason is, because it is an easier matter to convince a harlot of her sins, then to convince a proud Pharisee, that thinks himself as good as the best, and hath lived in peace all his life time.
2. Let me tell you thus much, that your hopes will leave you, when you have most need of them. Prov. 11. 7. the place before quoted; The hope of the wicked shall be cut off, and when he dies, his expectations shall perish: he looks for heaven, but he shall be disappointed; as in Job 8. 14. His confidence shall be cut off, and his trust shall be sake a Spiders web, as the Spider wraps himself in his web, and dwells there securely all the week long, but at the end of the week, when the maid comes to sweep the windows, she sweeps down the web, and the Spider both; just so the hopes of all wicked men shall come to nothing: and so in