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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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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.
Use. 1 Now the use that I shall make of this, shall be by way of counsell and advice: if this be so as you have heart, that all unregenerate men are practicall Atheists, they live as if there were no God in the world; Oh then that you would bewaile this practical Atheism that is among you; Doest thou favour thy self in the practise ⟨p. 258⟩of secret sinnes? 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 minde a forgetfulnesse of the day of Judgement? or doest thou distrust the providence of God in times of trouble and distresse? Doest thou place thy affections upon any thing in the world more then upon God? And doest thou make no conscience of performing the vowes and covenants thou hast made with God? Does thy conscience never trouble thee after the commission of sinnes? Art thou a luke warm and indifferent man in matters of Religion? Doest thou professe to know God, and in thy works deny him? Doest thou any of these wayes entertain and harbour thoughts of Atheisme in thy heart? Why, so farre as thou hast done so, labour to bemoan and bewaile it, and be humbled for it, and to strive against and keep under this great sinne of Atheisme in time to come.