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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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3. Take this conclusion, that such is the deceitfulness and delusion of mens hearts naturally, that the worst of men are ready to believe and think that God is their God, when he is not: as you may read in Jer. 3. 4, 5. says God there, they shall cry unto me, My Father, thou act the guide of my 1youth, and yet says God thou hast done evil as much as thou couldst, so in Psal. 14. 1. The 2[…] hath said in his heart there is no God, they have corrupted and done abominable works, there is none that doth good, those that have not God in their hearts, nor in all their ways, yet they will lay claim to God as their God, though they have committed abominable works and done evil as much as they could.
3. Take this conclusion, that such is the deceitfulnesse and delusion of mens hearts naturally, that the worst of men are ready to beleive and think that God is their God, when hee is not: as you may read in Jer. 3. 4, 5. sayes God there, they shall cry unto me, My Father, thou act the guide of my 1youth, and yet sayes God thou hast done evill as much as thou couldst, so in Psal. 14. 1. The 2〈…〉 hath said in his heart there is no God, they have corrupted and done abominable workes, there is none that doth good, those that have not God in their hearts, nor in all their ways, yet they will lay claim to God as their God, though they have committed abominable works and done evill as much as they could.