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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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10. Men do then show themselves to be very Atheists, when their practises shall palpably thwart, and contradict their professions, when they are such as those spoken of in Tit. 2. 16. that in their words do profess to know Christ, but in their works they deny him. Those that do profess themselves to be Christians, and yet live like heathens; that profess themselves to have an inheritance with the Saints in light, and yet walk here as Children of darkness, such men are very Atheists. And thus I have done with these 10. discoveries of a practical Atheist, I have given you thirteen in all, three of them out of the Scripture, and ten more deduced from the Scripture.
10. Men do then shew themselves to be very Atheists, when their practises shall palpably thwart, and contradict their professions, when they are such as those spoken of in Tit. 2. 16. that in their words do professe to know Christ, but in their works they deny him. Those that do professe themselves to be Christians, and yet live like heathens; that professe themselves to have an inheritance with the Saints in light, and yet walk here as Children of darknesse, such men are very Atheists. And thus I have done with these 10. discoveries of a practicall Atheist, I have given you thirteen in all, three of them out of the Scripture, and ten more deduced from the Scripture.
Use. 1 Now the use that I shall make of this, shall be by way of counsel and advice: if this be so as you have heart, that all unregenerate men are practical Atheists, they live as if there were no God in the world; Oh then that you would bewail this practical Atheism that is among you; Doest thou favour thy self in the practise ⟨p. 258⟩of secret sins? or dost thou make no conscience of the performance of secret duties? Doest thou make impunity to be a provocation to impiety? and doest thou carry in thy mind a forgetfulness of the day of Judgement? or doest thou distrust the providence of God in times of trouble and distress? Doest thou place thy affections upon any thing in the world more then upon God? And doest thou make no conscience of performing the vows and covenants thou hast made with God? Does thy conscience never trouble thee after the commission of sins? Art thou a luke warm and indifferent man in matters of Religion? Doest thou profess to know God, and in thy works deny him? Doest thou any of these ways entertain and harbour thoughts of Atheism in thy heart? Why, so far as thou hast done so, labour to bemoan and bewail it, and be humbled for it, and to strive against and keep under this great sin of Atheism in time to come.