The Sin and Danger of Self-Love / Described by a Sermon Preached At Plymouth, in New-England, 1621

A pulpit exhortation that warns against selfishness as a spiritual and social danger, urging listeners to subdue self-love and place obedience to God's word above popular opinion. It characterizes self-centered behavior as harmful to personal piety and communal stability, offers scriptural reasoning and practical rules for resisting pride and self-seeking, and calls for steadfast duty even when others neglect or oppose them. The sermon links private holiness with the common good, encouraging sacrifice, mutual responsibility, and a resolute public spirit to sustain a fledgling religious community.