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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. Would you have God for an open hiding place at such a time? See that all stands even between him and you; though the title belongs to every believer, yet he is not equally accessible by all his Children in a time of trouble; for direction.
1. If there be any sin standing out unrepented of, see to the making of the peace between him and you. Make diligent search about it, and count it not a light matter. Consider,
1. As long as there is any. God will hide himself from you, and then how will you find your hiding place? he sometimes withdraws from his, when trouble is on them, and though they cannot do without him, yet they cannot tell where to find him; was it not so with the Spouse? Cant.
5. And what a moan doth he make about this? Job 23. 8, 9. Such a thing will distress you?