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Gods frown in the death of useful men. Showed in a sermon preached at…Gods frown in the death of useful men. Shewed in a sermon preached at…
Gods frown in the death of useful men. Showed in a sermon preached at the funeral of the Honourable Col John Pynchon Esq. Who deceased January 17th. 1702[/]3. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.Gods frown in the death of useful men. Shewed in a sermon preached at the funeral of the Honourable Col John Pynchon Esq. Who deceased January 17th. 1702[/]3. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.
printed by B Green, 1703
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Reason 1. Because Useful men are an Honour to the People. Useful men are upon that Account Honourable. Their Usefulness does command Reputation: they deserve respect and a good report upon that account. 1 Sam 9 6. He is an honourable man. 2 King. 5.1. He was honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria. And their honourableness does reflect ⟨p. 6⟩honour upon the People that they belong unto. As vile base men are a reproach and disgrace to the People that they belong unto, men are ashamed of them; so honourable and useful men are an honour to the place. It was an honour to the People of Israel, that there were so many Worthies in the Land in the days of David. It is a commendation of a People in other Countries: Useful men are an honour to all that are related to them. An Useful man is an honour to his Parents, to his Children, to his Wife, to the place of his Nativity, to the place where he Lives: Honourable men make the place renowned where they dwell: it is an honour to a People to have choice men for Magistrates and for Ministers; it raises the Estimation of a People in the Eye of the World. Zech. 10.4. Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together; that is, such as suppress and subdue their Enemies. Psal. 87.5. Of Zion it shall be said, this and that man was born in her. And when such men are removed the honour of a People is diminished; their Estimation and renown does decay and wither away: their honour will sink because the foundation of it is taken away; those that supported it ⟨p. 7⟩are removed: So they lose much of that fame and respect that they had.
Reason 1. Because Usefull men are an Honour to the People. Usefull men are upon that Account Honourable. Their Usefulness does command Reputation: they deserve respect and a good report upon that account. 1 Sam 9 6. He is an honourable man. 2 King. 5.1. He was honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria. And their honourableness does reflect