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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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2. Another ground whereby wicked men do plunge themselves into atheism is this, because they see other men that are knowing men, and professing religion, men that do pretend to know God, and love God, and worship God, when wicked men shall see such men as these fall into great and gross sins, and live so unanswerable to their profession, this makes them conclude that there is no God in the World, as in Rom. 2. 24. says the Apostle there, the name of God is blasphemed 1among the Gentiles through you. I have read a hrange story of a woman here in England, that called in question the Deity, whether there was a God or no, and a Minister coming to her to convince her, and satisfy her conscience, and to persuade her into a belief that there was a God, asked of her this question, how she came to be an atheist, she answered the very first thing that caused her to entertain ⟨p. 241⟩thoughts of atheism, to believe there was no God, was the seeing of him live so wickedly and profanely; for, says she, I know you to be a learned and knowing man, and you preach good Sermons, and exhort people well, and the very beholding you to live so wickedly, to be a swearer, a liar, a drunkard, and a Sabbath breaker, &c. this made me to question, whether there were a God in heaven or no, seeing he did let you run on still unpunished.
2. Another ground whereby wicked men do plunge themselves into atheism is this, because they see other men that are knowing men, and professing religion, men that doe pretend to know God, and love God, and worship God, when wicked men shall see such men as these fall into great and grosse sins, and live so unanswerable to their profession, this makes them conclude that there is no God in the World, as in Rom. 2. 24. sayes the Apostle there, the name of God is blasphemed 1among the Gentiles through you. I have read a hrange story of a woman here in England, that called in question the Deity, whether there was a God or no, and a Minister coming to her to convince her, and satisfie her conscience, and to perswade her into a beleife that there was a God, asked of her this question, how she came to bee an atheist, shee answered the very first thing that caused her to entertaine