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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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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. Job 12.9. Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this. They think it is God that bereaves them, and makes them poor, he could easily have prevented their sorrows, but he has a mind to cross them, so they look upon him, as an enemy to their comfort; he is ever and anon plaguing them, and wont suffer them to live quietly, and they are very angry with him. Jon. 4.1. It displeased Jonah exceedingly and he was very angry. Isai. 8.21. When they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves and curse their King and their God.
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 meer casualty, yet it is ordered by God. Job 12.9. Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this. They think it is God that bereaves them, and makes them poor, he could easily have prevented their sorrows, but he has a mind to cross them, so they look upon him, as an enemy to their comfort; he is ever and anon plaguing them, and wont suffer them to live quietly, and they are very angry with him. Jon. 4.1. It displeased Jonah exceedingly and he was very angry.