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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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3. These false hopes will likewise produce your damnation: a wicked man that harbours false hopes for heaven in his heart, is like a man sleeping upon […] Mast of a Ship, who (it may be) is dreaming a very pleasant and delightful dream, and upon a sudden comes a blast of wind and blows him into the Sea; so a wicked man he is but in a golden dream on his death bed, and he hopes that he is going to heaven, till he be plunged down into hell: all this represents to you the dreadful condition of those men that have only presumptuous hopes for heaven.
3. These false hopes will likewise produce your damnation: a wicked man that harbours false hopes for heaven in his heart, is like a man sleeping upon 〈…〉 Mast of a Ship, who (it may be) is dreaming a very pleasant and delightfull dream, and upon a sudden comes a blast of winde and blowes him into the Sea; so a wicked man he is but in a golden dream on his death bed, and he hopes that he is going to heaven, till he be plunged down into hell: all this represents to you the dreadfull condition of those men that have onely presumptuous hopes for heaven.
Use 3 We come now to the third use, which shall be for instruction; and if this be so, ⟨p. 230⟩then this may teach us these two or three lessons.
1. Let us take heed lest we run into this easy delusion, there are some in the world that do fall into it, and therefore why may not we as well as others? therefore take heed that you do not fancy to your selves false hopes of heaven.