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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. Some are given to wanton dalliances. Men and Maids will be in company together, toying & dallying; they are stirring up corruption in one another. This is not to praise the Name of the Lord. They go to Meeting on the Sabbath day & at night they are sporting with one another: If they would meditate on what they have heard, & pray over the word, that would be for their profit, but they ⟨p. 107⟩get together, & it is a shame to speak of what they do. Eph. 5.12. It is a shame to speak of those things that are done of them in secret. This is not to praise the Name of the Lord. They watch for one another's company, as the Eagle doth for its prey, & are making provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. When they have been hearing of a Sermon, they get together and are gratifying their carnal affection with wanton talk and gestures; they throw themselves into great temptations, and are in danger to commit Whoredom: there be many awful instances, of persons that have brought blemishes upon themselves, & brought themselves to shame thereby.
3. Some are given to wanton dalliances. Men and Maids will be in company together, toying & dallying; they are stirring up corruption in one another. This is not to praise the Name of the Lord. They go to Meeting on the Sabbath day & at night they are sporting with one another: If they would meditate on what they have heard, & pray over the word, that would be for their profit, but they ⟨p. 107⟩get together, & it is a shame to speak of what they do. Eph. 5.12. It is a shame to speak of those things that are done of them in secret. This is not to praise the Name of the Lord. They watch for one anothers company, as the Eagle doth for its prey, & are making provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. When they have been hearing of a Sermon, they get together and are gratifying their carnal affection with wanton talk and gestures; they throw themselves into great temptations, and are in danger to commit Whoredom: there be many awful instances, of persons that have brought blemishes upon themselves, & brought themselves to shame thereby.