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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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2. They are governed by self-love in their ill Affection to Men. Men are obliged to love their Neighbours as themselves, Matth. 22.39. But no natural Men do in any measure live up to this rule; but Men are great enemies one to another. Tit. 3.3. Hateful and hating one another; they do but a little good one to another: they do a great deal of hurt one to another, abundance of the miseries of Men rise from Men; Men do much more hurt one to another, than the brute Creatures do to them. They are like pricks in one another's eyes, and like thorns in their sides. And the foundation of this is inordinate self love; their love to themselves begets enmity to others. 2 Tim 3.2, 3. Men shall be lovers of themselves, ⟨p. 41⟩disobedient to Parents, unthankful, without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, despisers of those that are good, &c.
2. They are governed by self-love in their ill Affection to Men. Men are obliged to love their Neighbours as themselves, Matth. 22.39. But no natural Men do in any measure live up to this rule; but Men are great enemies one to another. Tit. 3.3. Hateful and hating one another; they do but a little good one to another: they do a great deal of hurt one to another, abundance of the miseries of Men rise from Men; Men do much more hurt one to another, than the bruit Creatures do to them. They are like pricks in one anothers eyes, and like thorns in their sides. And the foundation of this is inordinate self love; their love to themselves begets enmity to others. 2 Tim 3.2, 3. Men shall be lovers of themselves, ⟨p. 41⟩disobedient to Parents, unthankful, without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, despisers of those that are good, &c.