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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. What are our designs when deliverance comes? It is an usual language, if ever I get out of this trouble, I will do thus or so; and would we take an account of our musings on this account, it would let us see much of our hearts. And here,
1. Do they all centre in our selves? God observes which way our hearts go on this account, and it is good we should do so too, knowing they are deceitful, and apt to impose on us. Do we seek deliverance only, to have the more scope to gratify the lusts that are in us? this provoketh God, and no wonder if he regard us not, Jam. 4. 3. When Israel had long wandered in the wilderness, and were now ready to possess the promised Land God observed what projects they were upon, Deut. 31. 21.
1. Do they all center in our selves? God observes which way our hearts go on this account, and it is good we should do so too, knowing they are deceitful, and apt to impose on us. Do we seek deliverance only, to have the more scope to gratifie the lusts that are in us? this provoketh God, and no wonder if he regard us not, Jam. 4. 3. When Israel had long wandred in the wilderness, and were now ready to possess the promised Land God observed what projects they were upon, Deut. 31. 21.
2. Or are they carried out after the glory of God? Though you comfort your selves with hope of deliverance, yet you look beyond that, and subordinate it to Gods glory.