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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. It produceth frustration and disappointment of all your hopes: when you are a dying, you hope that after death, you shall launch forth into a sea of joy and pleasure, when on the contrary you shall launch forth into a river of brimstone, which the breath of the Lord shall kindle: you hope it may be, that after death, you shall be carried by Angels into Abraham's bosom, when you may be carried by the Devils into Beelzebubs bosom: you it may be hope that death shall be a door to let you into heaven; when it shall be only a back door to let you fall down into hell.
1. It produceth frustration and disappointment of all your hopes: when you are a dying, you hope that after death, you shall lanch forth into a sea of joy and pleasure, when on the contrary you shall lanch forth into a river of brimstone, which the breath of the Lord shall kindle: you hope it may be, that after death, you shall be carryed by Angels into Abrahams bosome, when you may be carryed by the Devils into Beelzebubs bosome: you it may be hope that death shall be a dore to let you into heaven; when it shall be only a back dore to let you fall down into hell.
2. It shall produce in you vexation. Now vexation ariseth either from disappointment, or revenge: why, so wicked men shall not only have a privation ⟨p. 229⟩of happiness, but a vexation in the loss of happiness. And hence it is, that some Divines give the reason why it is said in Mat. 8. 12. that in hell there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth; Some are of an opinion, that as our fire burns hot, so the fire of hell shall burn cold, but that is but a fancy: our Divines say, that there shall be gnashing of teeth in hell, in token of that vexation of mind that shall be in wicked men, because all their hopes are so frustrated and disappointed, they shall gnash their 1