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Three sermons lately preached at Boston. I. Showing the virtue of Christs blood to…Three sermons lately preached at Boston. I. Shewing the vertue of Christs blood to…
Three sermons lately preached at Boston. I. Showing the virtue of Christs blood to cleanse from sin. II. That natural men are under the government of self-love. III. That the Gospel is the means of conversion. : To which a fourth is added, to stir up young men and maidens to praise the name of the Lord. / By Solomon Stoddard A.M. Pastor of Northampton.Three sermons lately preached at Boston. I. Shewing the vertue of Christs blood to cleanse from sin. II. That natural men are under the government of self-love. III. That the Gospel is the means of conversion. : To which a fourth is added, to stir up young men and maidens to praise the name of the Lord. / By Solomon Stoddard A.M. Pastor of Northampton.
printed by B. Green for Daniel Henchman, 1717
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USE, II.
See hence, That Natural Men are very much mistaken in the way that they take. They are designedly pursuing their interest; but indeed they don't take the way to advance their own interest. The way that godly Men take is for their good; the way of Holiness is the way of Happiness: but ungodly Men are acting as if they sought their own destruction, and were carried out with a malicious spirit against themselves. Prov. 8.36. He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul, all they that hate me love death. Then surely they are miserably blinded, and are under a strange delusion; if they were not deceived, they would not act as they do.
1. In giving way to sinful practices. Evil practices have been witnessed against in all Ages, yet there be those that will keep up the trade. Some are addicting themselves to ways of Intemperance, they are thirsting after Strong Drink, and inflame themselves with it. Some addict themselves to ways of Uncleanness, and polluting themselves with their Lusts. Some are practising Injustice. Some are false in their Speeches: And some are profane in their Behaviour. These Men are undoing themselves: they complain that others are enemies to them, but indeed they are their own enemies.