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The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…
The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being the substance of divers sermons preached on Psalm XXXII / by Samuel Willard.
printed by B. Green and J. Allen for Michael Perry, 1650
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. How great a price there is in our hands, […] shall we not improve it? We shall show our se•••• notorious fools if we do not, Prov. 17. 16. Here by we have all directions, encouragements, quicknings to this duty; by these God is calling and inviting us to seek after him, showing us the w•• in which we may find him, which the best improvement of the light of nature would not have discovered. Herein he lets us know that he […] not departed from us; thus heavens market […] kept open, and everlasting mercies are waiting […] on us. Why then do we sit still, and not regard them? Can we promise our selves ever to have […] fairer season? This is certainly a day of grace why then should we sit idle all the day, and […] nothing.
1. How great a price there is in our hands, 〈…〉 shall we not improve it? We shall shew our se•••• notorious fools if we do not, Prov. 17. 16. Here by we have all directions, encouragements, quicknings to this duty; by these God is calling and inviting us to seek after him, shewing us the w•• in which we may find him, which the best improvement of the light of nature would not have discovered. Herein he lets us know that he 〈…〉 not departed from us; thus heavens market 〈…〉 kept open, and everlasting mercies are waiting 〈…〉 on us. Why then do we sit still, and not regard them? Can we promise our selves ever to have 〈…〉 fairer season? This is certainly a day of grace why then should we sit idle all the day, and 〈…〉 nothing.