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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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Ans. This is no vindication of you. Irreligion is wickedness though there be never so many that practice it. The multitude of Sinners is no justification of sin: neither is it any security: if hand join in hand the wicked shall not be unpunished. Multitudes of Young ones are burning in Hell for their iniquities. If you heard their groans, you would have little heart to follow their example. Neither are these bad examples an insuperable temptation. Samuel & David, Solomon & Josiah, did vanquish this temptation, and so may you too.
Ans. This is no vindication of you. Irreligion is wickedness though there be never so many that practice it. The multitude of Sinners is no justisication of sin: neither is it any security: if hand joyn in hand the wicked shall not be unpanished. Multitudes of Young ones are burning in Hell for their iniquities. If you heard their groans, you would have little heart to follow their example. Neither are these bad examples an insuperable temptation. Samuel & David, Solomon & Josiah, did vanquish this temptation, and so may you too.
Obj. 2. Now is our only time to enjoy our pleasures.
Ans. It would be no loss to you, if you never did enjoy the pleasure of Sin. There be pleasures to be enjoyed in a way of Religion, & they are far better, less cloying, more substantial, and ⟨p. 118⟩[…] durable: the pleasures of Sin have stings in them. Prov. 23.32. At last they bite like a serpent and sting like an adder. Eccl. 11.9. Know that for all […] things God will bring thee into Judgment. You may get such a wound by indulging your selves in the pleasures of Sin, that may never be cured. And it may be now is your only time, to secure eternal life: you have no assurance of any time hereafter to do it. The course of Nature don't secure it unto you. There is no promise from God to secure it to you: and you are warned to take the present time.