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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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2. They are very much mistaken in preferring the World before Salvation. Many Men are craving Salvation: they can't beat the thoughts of Damnation; they are Praying for Salvation, willing to attend Ordinances, and abstain ⟨p. 54⟩from vicious courses; like Balaam, they desire to die the death of the Righteous; yet their hearts are more upon the World than upon Salvation: the World is a dreadful snare to them, they see a great necessity of getting the World, and lay more weight on that than on Eternal life. Mat. 22.5. They made light of it, and went one to his Farm and another to his Merchandise. These Men are under great delusion and are enemies to themselves.
2. They are very much mistaken in preferring the World before Salvation. Many Men are craving Salvation: they can't beat the thoughts of Damnation; they are Praying for Salvation, willing to attend Ordinances, and abstain ⟨p. 54⟩from vicious courses; like Balaam, they desire to die the death of the Righteous; yet their hearts are more upon the World than upon Salvation: the World is a dreadful snare to them, they see a great necessity of getting the World, and lay more weight on that than on Eternal life. Mat. 22.5. They made light of it, and went one to his Farm and another to his Merchandize. These Men are under great delusion and are enemies to themselves.
1. Such Men take a great deal of care and pains, for that which will do them but little good. If they had Salvation, that would make them happy. But if you should add something to your Estates, that will be little advantage to you. You might eat better Food, and wear better Cloths, and have better Portions for their Children; but these are trifles to Salvation. Some that have less in the World live more comfortably than they that have more.