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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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9. Those men are very Atheists, that do yield to a detestable indifferency in matters of Religion: that man that will sleep in a whole skin, and not dare to do any thing, to the hazarding of his estate or person, for the advancement of true religion, such a man is a very Atheist. I will give you a strange place for this, in 1 King. 18. 21. says Elijah the Prophet to 1the people, How long will you halt between two opinions? if the Lord be God, then follow him; but if Baal be God, then follow him: and the text says, the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; they neither said they would follow after God, neither did they say they would follow after Baal: if God were too strong for Baal, they would be for God; but if Baal did prevail, they would follow after him; which did manifest their Atheism, and that God was not their God: that man that takes God to be his God, must follow him through whatsoever troubles or afflictions he ⟨p. 257⟩meets withal in the world; and indifferency in matters of religion, does argue men to be very Atheists. And therefore all time servers, that live according to the times, that are men of indifferent tempers, any religion rather then fail, will serve their turns, such men are practical Atheists.
9. Those men are very Atheists, that do yeeld to a detestable indifferency in matters of Religion: that man that will sleep in a whole skin, and not dare to do any thing, to the hazarding of his estate or person, for the advancement of true religion, such a man is a very Atheist. I will give you a strange place for this, in 1 King. 18. 21. sayes Elijah the Prophet to 1the people, How long will you halt between two opinions? if the Lord be God, then follow him; but if Baal be God, then follow him: and the text saies, the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; they neither said they would follow after God, neither did they say they would follow after Baal: if God were too strong for Baal, they would be for God; but if Baal did prevail, they would follow after him; which did manifest their Atheisme, and that God was not their God: that man that takes God to be his God, must follow him through whatsoever troubles or afflictions hee