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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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3. Consider, How doth God […] Men by the Gospel?
3. Consider, How doth God 〈…〉 Men by the Gospel?
[…]. It is by, the Gospel as spiritually under•••••. The Gospel works this change Morally not Physically, the Gospel only works in way of persuasion, as it discovers to Men that there is abundant reason to turn to God. Men see that the Gospel is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, as it is called, 1 Tim. 1.15. The Word can have no operation but as it is understood by the understanding, it works upon the Will; there must be a disciplinary understanding, but that is not sufficient: Multitudes understand the letter of the Gospel that are not Converted. Men that have not the spiritual understanding of it may be affected with it, and be persuaded to an outward conformity to it, but when they understand it spiritually, then it works effectually upon them. There is no prevailing with Men to turn to God so long as they are in the dark about the Truth of the Gospel, about the divine Glory of Christ, and the freeness of the Grace of God; but when the ⟨p. 75⟩Gospel is spiritually understood immediately it works upon the heart. 1 Thes. 2.13. Ye received the word not as the word of man, but as it is indeed the word of God, which worketh effectually in you that believe. Joh. 6.40. That every one that seeth the Son and believeth on him may have everlasting life. v. 45. Every one that hath heard and learned of the Father cometh unto me.
〈…〉. It is by, the Gospel as spiritually under. The Gospel works this change Morally not Physically, the Gospel only works in way of perswasion, as it discovers to Men that there is abundant reason to turn to God. Men see that the Gospel is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, as it is called,