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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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5. Obj. God seems to be too angry with me to accept of me: He must needs be angry with me, because I have been provoking of him all my days; and he appears to be so, in that he don't hear my Prayers.
Ans. God is always angry with Men until he pardons them: till the very moment wherein they are pardoned, his anger is not abated But he is never so angry with any Man, but he stands ready to pardon him, if he comes to Ghrist. Acts 10.43. To him give all the Prophets witness, that whosoever believeth in him, shall receive remission of sins. The anger of God is no passion, his anger is the anger of a Judge, He is angry because Men are guilty of the Law; but when they come to Christ, they are not guilty by the Law, the Law acquits them, and so Gods anger ceases. God is never so angry as to be unfaithful; if he be angry, he will not forget his Word.
Ans. God is alwayes angry with Men until he pardons them: till the very moment wherein they are pardoned, his anger is not abated But he is never so angry with any Man, but he stands ready to pardon him, if he comes to Ghrist. Acts 10.43. To him give all the Prophets witness, that whosoever believeth in him, shall receive remission of sins. The anger of God is no passion, his anger is the anger of a Judge, He is angry because Men are guilty of the Law; but when they come to Christ, they are not guilty by the Law, the Law acquits them, and so Gods anger ceases. God is never so angry as to be unfaithful; if he be angry, he will not forget his Word.
6. Obj. I am not godly but under the power of Sin, and so it seems to be a presumptuous thing for me to thrust my self on Christ: for without holiness no man shall see God, Heb 12.14.