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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 are too often in this dangerous symptoms of […] being Unregenerate. There is great reason for •••m to call their state into question; Especially, […] 1. If it be so always; that they never keep to •••ir work, but when they are under the rod: if ••ey be not always held in with bit and bridle, they will revolt, and as soon as ever they feel the reigns […] their neck, they run away. There are the ⟨p. 488⟩obligations of mercy, and kindness, which will leave impressions on gracious Souls, and be influential to animate them to Obedience, as, Psal. 116. 12. And if nothing will do but affliction, it is a sign of a slavish heart.
2. There are too often in this dangerous symptoms of 〈…〉 being Unregenerate. There is great reason for •••m to call their state into question; Especially, 〈…〉 1. If it be so alwayes; that they never keep to •••ir work, but when they are under the rod: if ••ey be not always held in with bit and bridle, they will revolt, and as soon as ever they feel the reigns 〈…〉 their neck, they run away. There are the ⟨p. 488⟩obligations of mercy, and kindness, which will leave impressions on gracious Souls, and be influential to animate them to Obedience, as, Psal. 116. 12. And if nothing will do but affliction, it is a sign of a slawish heart.