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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.
2. Their very sins which they have repented of, and have obtained forgiveness for, may have given occasion for those public calamities. Such was Davids num••ing of the people, 2 Sam. 24. begin, Israel indeed had provoked Gods anger; however this act of Davids was introductory to the fearful Plague that followed; and yet he repented before the plague ••me, verse 10. Nay, the Sins of Gods Children may defile a Land, and though they repent personally, yet public Guilt remains, as in the fore••ted Case: David therefore takes it to himself, •nd deprecates it from the people, in verse 17.
2. Their very sins which they have repented of, and have obtained forgiveness for, may have given occasion for those publick calamities. Such was Davids num••ing of the people, 2 Sam. 24. begin, Israel indeed had provok•d Gods anger; however this act of Davids was introductory to the fearful Plague that followed; and yet he repented before the plague ••me, verse 10. Nay, the Sins of Gods Children may defile a Land, and though they repent per•onally, yet publick Guilt remains, as in the fore••ted Case: David therefore takes it to himself, •nd deprecates it from the people, in verse 17.
2. In respect to the personal afflictions they meet with ••d those very awful, after they are forgiven. And he consistency of this with the Covenant promise