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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.
3. Take this for an answer, that it is not the wanting of some measures or degrees of knowledge, nor the having of much ignorance, that does demonstrate thy want of an interest in God, unless your ignorance hath these three properties with it: As,
3. Take this for an answer, that it is not the wanting of some measures or degrees of knowledge, nor the having of much ignorance, that does demonstrate thy want of an interest in God, unlesse your ignorance hath these three properties with it: As,
1. Suppose thou art ignorant of God, yet if thou are not conceitedly ignorant, if thou art not a self-conceited man, that thinkest thou knowest much when thou knowest little, thou art well enough: if you are not like those in Hos. 8. 2. Israel 1shall say unto me, My God we know thee, and yet there is no fear, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2. If thou doest not sit down contentedly in thy ignorance, but doest labour and endeavour after more knowledge, then thy condition is good enough. But if thou sayest unto God, Depart from me, for I desire 1not the knowledge of thy ways, like those spoken of in Job: this is a sad sign, that you have no interest in God at all.