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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.
4. Hence, when they are-at any time drawn aside, it is by this. Satan indeed waits for opportunity, and instigates the corruption in us, and so far he may be charged with it, but not so as to excuse our Concupiscence from the •lame and guilt. See Acts 5. 3. Why hath Satan impted thee; If a Believer is precipitated into ⟨p. 500⟩any sin, and breaks his bones, his lust must be charged with it, Jam. 1. 14. If there be any grace stirring, that will resist, it therefore had no hand in it, Rom. 7. 20. It is no more I.
4. Hence, when they are-at any time drawn aside, it is by this. Satan indeed waits for opportunity, and instigates the corruption in us, and so far he may be charged with it, but not so as to excuse our Concupiscence from the •lame and guilt. See Acts 5. 3. Why hath Satan impted thee; If a Believer is precipitated into ⟨p. 500⟩any sin, and breakes his bones, his lust must be charged with it, Jam. 1. 14. If there be any grace stirring, that will resist, it therefore had no hand in it, Rom. 7. 20. It is no more I.
3. Hence when a Child of God resists the means used with him, he woefully resembleth the Wicked. He is not indeed a wicked person, because God looks upon men, and denominates them according to the reigning principle in them: now Sin hath not the Dominion in a Child of God, but Grace, how far soever corruption may prevail at some times; nevertheless by such a behaviour he looks too much like such men; for;