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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.
3. Are we making ready our Songs of deliverance? We are wont when we expect some great day, to be providing before hand, & there is a preparation for Gods Salvation which becomes us; and according as our faith is active in our supplications, so will it be influential into our preparation; and if it be that we may meet with God, and give him his glory, it is right.
USE II. Let it exhort and direct us in the right exercise of our faith on this account: And we must take pains in it, else we shall dishonour God, and wrong our selves; we are more forward to make our moan, and cry hard when we are in the floods of trouble, then we are in composing and elevating our songs of Deliverance. We had need then to be roused up to this, and the ⟨p. 411⟩way to be r•g•t in it when called for, is to be laying in before hand: For help,
1. Are we entitled to Gods forgiveness? We may with confidence believe that we shall be heard and delivered from all our troubles; this privilege belongs to every one of his favourites; they may expect it, and shall not be ashamed of their expectation. God will act his liberty as to the time when, and way wherein, but the thing is secured.
1. Are we entituled to Gods forgiveness? We may with confidence believe that we shall be heard and delivered from all our troubles; this priviledge belongs to every one of his favourites; they may expect it, and shall not be ashamed of their expectation. God will act his liberty as to the time when, and way wherein, but the thing is secured.