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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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They hate God because he crosses them in his Laws. They have a desire to serve their corruptions, but they are restrained by God: they would fain have more liberty in following their pleasures, than the Laws of God do allow them: so in pursuing the World, but God will not suffer them They dare not do what they have a mind to do, least God should be offended. Carnal Men affect a great deal of liberty, they would walk after the sight of their eyes, Eccl. 11.9. but God limits them and controls them, he tells, that they may not do this and this, and they are forced to deny themselves of many things that they desire, and they don't know how to bear it. It seems to them that God is an enemy to ⟨p. 39⟩their comfort; they think they could live an happy life, if they were not confined within such narrow bounds, and so they have an ill affection unto God as an adversary of their felicity.
They hate God because he crosses them in his Laws. They have a desire to serve their corruptions, but they are restrained by God: they would fain have more liberty in following their pleasures, than the Laws of God do allow them: so in pursuing the World, but God will not suffer them They dare not do what they have a mind to do, least God should be offended. Carnal Men affect a great deal of liberty, they would walk after the sight of their eyes, Eccl. 11.9. but God limits them and controuls them, he tells, that they may not do this and this, and they are forced to deny themselves of many things that they desire, and they don't know how to bear it. It seems to them that God is an enemy to ⟨p. 39⟩their comfort; they think they could live an happy life, if they were not confined within such narrow bounds, and so they have an ill affection unto God as an adversary of their felicity.
So they hate God because he afflicts them in his Providence. They have a great many afflictions that are very cross to them, sometimes they are afflicted with Sickness & Death in their Families; sometimes their Corn is blasted, the Worms devour their fruit, Enemies distress them, their designs are broken, their joy is turned into sorrow, they are involved in difficulties, and they attribute these things to God. Whatever be the instrument of the affliction, yet it comes from God; if it seems to be a mere casualty, yet it is ordered by God.