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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. A Godly man, under the guilt and defilement of some bold transgression, is thereby exposed to Gods anger. He is his father, and cannot look on him as an enemy; but a father may be displeased at a son who carries himself unworthily. We have divers instances for this in the Word of God: ⟨p. 374⟩David, 2 Sam. 11. ult. Solomon, 1 Kings 11. 9. Hezekiah, 2 Chron. 32. 25. Peter, Mat. 16. 23. How often is the Psalmist bemoaning himself about the Wrath of God that he was sensible of? How glad is the Church when that is turned away? Isa. 12. 1. And were they not his own of whom God saith, Isa. 57. 17. For the iniquity of his Covetousness I was wroth with him. Whereas, when his Children please him by circumspect walking, or serious renewing of Repentance on any folly committed by them; he taketh great content in them.
1. A Godly man, under the guilt and defilement of some bold transgression, is thereby exposed to Gods anger. He is his father, and cannot look on him as an enemy; but a father may be displeased at a son who carries himself unworthily. We have divers instances for this in the Word of God: ⟨p. 374⟩David, 2 Sam. 11. ult. Solomon, 1 Kings 11. 9. Hezekiah, 2 Chron. 32. 25. Peter, Mat. 16. 23. How often is the Psalmist bemoaning himself about the Wrath of God that he was sensible of? How glad is the Church when that is turned away?