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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. 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,
1. There are the Covenant terms on which all his benefits are offered. These point the way how we may have a title to him, and enjoy blessedness; and if we comply not with them, notwithstanding the sufficiency of Christ, we shall not be profited by him. These are,