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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.
4. The end of teaching is to farther the end of the Gospel, and that is practice. God appoints some to teach others, because he would have them Serve to farther the Gospel design, if then that be appointed ⟨p. 426⟩to lead and bring men to practice, they are to design, and seek how they may promove it; hence they are said to Minister the Gospel, Rom. 15. 16.
5. That men need the help of Application as much as of Doctrine. For, not only is our understanding dark, and for that end needeth Illumination; erroneous; and therefore needs to be better informed; but our hearts also are corrupt, our wills dead, and our affections disordered; yea, and our practical understanding is indisposed to draw particular inferences from general truths; so that these need to be roused, quickened and drawn to their work; there is an indisposition in all the parts, and they need to be excited: the Apostle thought it necessary to inculcate known truths, for this end, 2 Pet. 1. 12, 17.
5. That men need the help of Application as much as of Doctrine. For, not only is our understanding dark, and for that end needeth Illumination; erronious; and therefore needs to be better informed; but our hearts also are corrupt, our wills dead, and our affections disordered; yea, and our practical understanding is indisposed to draw particular inferences from general truths; so that these need to be roused, quickned and drawn to their work; there is an indisposition in all the parts, and they need to be excited: the Apostle thought it necessary to inculcate known truths, for this end, 2 Pet. 1. 12, 17.