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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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Sermon 2: SERMON, II. That Natural Men are under the Government of Self-Love.
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Q. Why doth he make this a sign of Perilous Times, seeing all carnal Men, in all Ages, are lovers of themselves? This is no new thing for such Men to love themselves.
A. Two things may be intended in it.
1. That Men should be generally carnal, and so under the power of self love. There would be very few godly Men among them, and so undoubtedly it was a little before the destruction of the Jewish Church.
2. That self-love would mightily prevail over the light of Conscience. There is a great difference among carnal Men; some are under great restraints, but others are left of God to the prevailings of their Lusts, and hurried into all manner of abominations.