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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
The Truly Blessed Man: Or, the WAY to be Happy here, and for ever. › Part › The Text Opened.
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.
The Title of the Psalm is, Maschil of David; the word signifieth, to Teach: Some think it here intends a sort of Instrument that bare this name: Others, that it points to the kind of Song suited to such a Tune, according to the numbers or measures of it. But generally it is supposed, that the matter of the Psalm is pointed to in it; viz. that it is a Psalm for teaching or instruction. There are some of Praise, others Petitionary, some Historical, &c. But this is Doctrinal; and the matter of it excellently suits to this interpretation; and there are ten others besides this that bear the same inscription.
The Doctrine that is laid down in this Psalm is one: i. e. to point us to the way how we may come to be truly happy, where we have
1. A Blessed man described, vers. 1, 2.
2. Exemplified by the Psalmist in himself, by his own experience, verse 3, 4, 5.