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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.
A. We are here to consider God as a Righteous Judge, and therefore to do nothing but what is consistent with that Righteousness of his. We read, Rom. 3. 26. He is both just, and justifieth. Now it is one piece of Gods Righteousness as a Judge, to punish the Sinner according to Law; and Guilt binds him over to punishment: how then doth he continue just, and yet cover this Guilt so as it shall not rise against the Sinner to procure his punishment? And the resolution of it is in Sum; That he doth it by casting the Robe of Christs Righteousness over the Sinner, and so covering his Sin out of his sight. And here two things offer themselves to consideration,
A. We are here to consider God as a Righteous Judge, and therefore to do nothing but what is consistent with that Righteousness of his. We read, Rom. 3. 26. He is both just, and justifyeth. Now it is one piece of Gods Righteousness as a Judge, to punish the Sinner according to Law; and Guilt binds him over to punishment: how then doth he continue just, and yet cover this Guilt so as it shall not rise against the Sinner to procure his punishment? And the resolution of it is in Sum; That he doth it by casting the Robe of Christs Righteousness over the Sinner, and so covering his Sin out of his sight. And here two things offer themselves to consideration,
1. That the Righteousness of Christ is a Robe suitable and sufficient to cover our Sins.
2. How God casts it over us to this purpose?