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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. Reas. God deserves it from them as well as from Elder People. It is to be desired on Gods account: It is an honour due to his Name. Young Ones are bound to God as well as their Parents; they have no liberty to neglect the glory of God: God may challenge it from them, as well as from their Parents. Lam, 3.27. It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth. God is their Creator as well as of Elder Persons. Eccl. 12.1. Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. They owe their Being to God, and because they owe their Being, they owe their Obedience: and they live upon the Mercies of God, as well as Elder Persons; they dwell on his Earth, breath in his Air, are enlightened by him, and tho' they are in their strength, yet they depend upon the care of God, for their Food and Raiment, Life & Health. God has nourished & brought them up, Isai. 1.2. They are under covenant Bonds as well as Elder Ones. Deut. 5.2, 3. The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb, the Lord made not this Covenant with our Fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. They are under firm obligations to God: They will be covenant-breakers, if they neglect to glorify God: they are under covenant-encouragements; God is in a near Relation to them, He is not only their Fathers God, but their God also. Exod. 15 2. He is my God and I will prepare him an habitation, my Fathers God and I will exalt him. They are very injurious if they don't praise Him.
1. Reas. God deserves it from them as well as from Elder People. It is to be desired on Gods account: It is an honour due to his Name. Young Ones are bound to God as well as their Parents; they have no liberty to neglect the glory of God: God may challenge it from them, as well as from their Parents. Lam, 3.27. It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth. God is their Creater as well as of Elder Persons. Eccl. 12.1. Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. They owe their Being to God, and because they owe their Being, they owe their Obedience: and they live upon the Mercies of God, as well as Elder Persons; they dwell on his Earth, breath in his Air, are enlightned by him, and tho' they are in their strength, yet they depend upon the care of God, for their Food and Raiment, Life & Health. God has nourished & brought them up,