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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. He makes the offer of a pardon to you. […] doth not only wait to see if you will come an• ask it of him, but he sends to you a Message • bout it; he hath commanded that you should […] told about it, and pleaded with to accept of […] he hath sent an Embassy to you by his Servant who are to entreat you to entertain it, 2 Cor. […] 20. and he is, all this day of his patience, wa• ing to see whether you will embrace it or n• and why will ye die? why will you not seek […] have your burden thus taken off, but rather ch• to bear it, though it will overwhelm you […] endless Destruction?
3. He makes the offer of a pardon to you. 〈…〉 doth not only wait to see if you will come an• ask it of him, but he sends to you a Message • bout it; he hath commanded that you should 〈…〉 told about it, and pleaded with to accept of 〈…〉 he hath sent an Embassy to you by his Servan• who are to entreat you to entertain it, 2 Cor. 〈…〉 20. and he is, all this day of his patience, wa• ing to see whether you will embrace it or n• and why will ye'dy? why will you not seek 〈…〉 have your burden thus taken off, but rather ch• to bear it, though it will overwhelm you 〈…〉 endless Destruction?
USE II. Let it be for Examination. T we by this whether the burden of our Sins […] indeed removed off from us. It is a very desira thing to be known; and there is a Rule […] judgment about it; be persuaded to be sole in it. Hence consider;