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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. There is the new way of the Covenant of Grace, which God hath opened to fallen man; and therein revived his hope, which was lost by the fall. Called a new and living way, Heb. 10. 19, 20. This is revealed in the Gospel; called the way of salvation, Acts 16. 17. And this is the way under our consideration, for there hath been no other since the Apostasy: concerning which let us observe
1. That it is by Christ alone that we come to obtain pardon and life. On this account he is the way, Joh. 14 6. God hath made him to be all that to us which is requisite to our obtaining eternal glory, 1 Cor. 1. 30. He hath made our peace for us, satisfied ⟨p. 440⟩Justice, purchased a pardon and a Kingdom; he is the one Mediator between God and us; the way is through the veil of his flesh, Heb. 10. 20.
2. That there is a New Covenant way, in which we come to enjoy all this in and by Christ. Though he is the way, yet there are Rules how we may have him so to us; for,