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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. How it comes to pass that men should be so grossly wicked, such practical Atheists, to live as if there were no God in 1the World, I shall give you four grounds of it.
1. How it comes to passe that men should be so grossely wicked, such practicall Atheists, to live as if there were no God in 1the World, I shall give you four grounds of it.
- 1Four grounds of Atheism.Foure grounds of Atheism.
1. The first reason is because of Gods ⟨p. 239⟩forbearance towards them, Eccles. 8. 11. Because 1God doth not speedily execute judgement upon wicked men when they commit a sin, therefore they run into thoughts of Atheism, and sin with greediness, as if there were no God in the World, as in Psal. 50. 21. These things, says God, thou 2hast done, and I held my tongue, therefore thou thoughtest that I was like thee, but I will reprove thee, and set thy sins in order before thee, because God held his tongue, and did not reprove them for their sins, therefore they thought him to be such a one as themselves, that he was a sinner as well as they; because sentence against an evil work is not speedily executed, therefore the hearts of the sons of men are set in them to do evil, the for bearance of God to wicked men makes them run on into practical atheism, whereas this is no ground at all to encourage thee to run on in sin; for