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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. Hence flows great Peace of Conscience. It •s the foundation on which our deliverance from •he terrors of an accusing Conscience is built: when that tells us we have thus and so Sinned, & •hereby provoked God, it is hereby pacified, when •t can look on all this Sin as covered. Now the Spirit of Bondage, which is rooted in every unpardoned Sinner, is remedied, Rom. 8. 15. The Soul hath the ground of inward Tranquillity notwithstanding all; and hereupon he can, with the more •umbling sense, mourn for his Sin, whiles he can mourn as one that hath a good hope, and is not •unk in despondency.
3. Hence flows great Peace of Conscience. It •s the foundation on which our deliverance from •he terrours of an accusing Conscience is built: when that tells us we have thus and so Sinned, & •hereby provoked God, it is hereby pacified, when •t can look on all this Sin as covered. Now the Spirit of Bondage, which is rooted in every unpardoned Sinner, is remedied, Rom. 8. 15. The Soul hath the ground of inward Tranquillity notwithstanding all; and hereupon he can, with the more •umbling sense, mourn for his Sin, whiles he can mourn as one that hath a good hope, and is not •unk in despondency.
4. He hath great liberty of access with boldness to the Throne of Grace; there is such a liberty which Gods Children enjoy,