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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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1. The works of Creation. The works of Creation are a standing Monument of the power, ⟨p. 68⟩and wisdom, and goodness of God. Psal. 19 1. The heavens declare the Glory of God, and the firmament show his handy work. Rom. 1.20. The invisible things of him are already seen by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead. The consideration of them is many ways useful to promote Conversion. These works instruct Men that God is worthy to be feared and glorified. They may see thereby that they owe their Being and their Comforts to God, and that they are his Servants. These works show that Sin is rebellion against the Author of their lives; that it is unreasonable to neglect him. Dan. 5.23. The God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, thou hast not glorified. And that God must take Sin very heinously. Isai. 1.2. I have nourished and brought up Children and they have rebelled against me. These works are a Conviction that God is able to avenge himself on Man for their rebellion; that there is no defence against the mighty power of God: that he is able to perform all his threatenings and his promises. Such considerations work upon the Consciences of Men, and make them sensible of their sin & danger.
1. The works of Creation. The works of Creation are a standing Monument of the power, ⟨p. 68⟩and wisdom, and goodness of God. Psal. 19 1. The heavens declare the Glory of God, and the firmament shew his handy work. Rom. 1.20. The invisible things of him are already seen by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead. The consideration of them is many ways useful to promote Conversion. These works instruct Men that God is worthy to be feared and glorifyed. They may see thereby that they owe their Being and their Comforts to God, and that they are his Servants. These works shew that Sin is rebellion against the Author of their lives; that it is unreasonable to neglect him.