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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.
7. That man is an Atheist, that makes no conscience of keeping those vows and covenants he hath made with God. The Scripture looks upon that man as an Atheist, that does not make conscience of ⟨p. 254⟩performing those covenants which he hath made with God; in Josh. 24. 25, 26. there Joshua made a covenant with the people; 1and set them a statute, and an ordinance in Shechem, and he wrote these words in the book of the Law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak that was by the Sanctuary of the Lord: and Joshua said unto all the people, Behold this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us, it shall be there for a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God: and therefore those men that do call the covenant that we have made, (with hands lifted up to the high God) an old Almanac out of date, and do scorn and despise the oath they have taken, and make no conscience of keeping the vows and covenants they have made with God, the Scripture looks upon such men, as very Atheists: and (beloved) in this regard, there are more Atheists now in England, then ever there were since the world stood. But the Lord will manifest himself to be a just God, though wicked men do despise his covenant, and count it as an unholy thing.
7. That man is an Atheist, that makes no conscience of keeping those vowes and covenants he hath made with God. The Scripture looks upon that man as an Atheist, that does not make conscience of ⟨p. 254⟩performing those covenants which he hath made with God; in Josh. 24. 25, 26. there Joshua made a covenant with the people; 1and set them a statute, and an ordinance in Shechem, and he wrote these words in the book of the Law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oake that was by the Sanctuary of the Lord: and Joshua said unto all the people, Behold this stone shall be a witnesse unto us, for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us, it shall be there for a witnesse unto you, lest ye deny your God: and therefore those men that do call the covenant that we have made, (with hands lifted up to the high God) an old Almanack out of date, and do scorn and despise the oath they have taken, and make no conscience of keeping the vowes and covenants they have made with God, the Scripture looks upon such men, as very Atheists: and (beloved) in this regard, there are more Atheists now in England, then ever there were since the world stood. But the Lord will manifest himself to be a just God, though wicked men do despise his covenant, and count it as an unholy thing.