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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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This Doctrine condemns those that have a greater value for their own works than for the blood of Christ. Some Men make their own works the great foundation of their hope. Luke 18.11, 12. I am not as other Men, Extortioners, Unjust, Adulterers, or even as this Publican, I fast twice in the week, &c. Some Men can depend on their own works without Christ, but cannot depend on Christ without their own works. Their great care is to establish their own Righteousness, Rom. 10.3. Some because of their works, they think God is not angry with them; though their Consciences be not healed, yet they are eased: some are striving to get justification by works, and are neglecting the offers of Mercy through' Christ. You are much out of the way, for there is great virtue in the blood of Christ.
This Doctrine condemns those that have a greater value for their own works than for the blood of Christ. Some Men make their own works the great foundation of their hope. Luke 18.11, 12. I am not as other Men, Extortioners, Unjust, Adulterers, or even as this Publican, I fast twice in the week, &c. Some Men can depend on their own works without Christ, but cannot depend on Christ without their own works. Their great care is to establish their own Righteousness, Rom. 10.3. Some because of their works, they think God is not angry with them; though their Consciences be not healed, yet they are eased: some are striving to get justification by works, and are neglecting the offers of Mercy thro' Christ. You are much out of the way, for there is great vertue in the blood of Christ.