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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. And we may judge, at least negatively concerning many others by this Rule. We cannot know all men: there is a Charity that we owe to others; the close Hypocrite may seem to be right, and a Godly man may take too many false steps that are apparently wrong; but our Charity may do hurt to others, if we regulate it not with discretion: and we here may conclude, that there are too many, whose whole visible Conversation testifies against them, that they are in a way that is not good: Psal. 36. 1, 4. And we may safely say, that he who holds in that way to the end, is undone; and we should tell him of it, and warn others to beware of taking such courses.
2. And we may judge, at least negatively concern•ng many others by this Rule. We cannot know all men: there is a Charity that we owe to others; the close Hypocrite may seem to be right, and a Godly man may take too many false steps that are apparently wrong; but our Charity may do hurt to others, if we regulate it not with discretion: and we here may conclude, that there are too many, whose whole visible Conversation testifies against them, that they are in a way that is not good: Psal. 36. 1, 4. And we may safely say, that he who holds in that way to the end, is undone; and we should tell him of it, and warn others to beware of taking such courses.
USE III. Of Exhortation, in two branches.
1. To all, be not at rest till gotten into this way. Consider,