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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.
USE I. Learn we hence the miserable st• of all Unpardoned Sinners. If this benefit below only to the pardoned, then surely those that ha• not gotten into this state are very unhappy; fo•
USE I. Learn we hence the miserable st• of all Unpardoned Sinners. If this benefit belo• only to the pardoned, then surely those that ha• not gotten into this state are very unhappy; fo•
1. All their sins lie open and naked to the eye• Gods Vindictive Justice. We read, Hab. 1. 13. That […] is of purer eyes, &c. but now all their sins are […] his view; they are uncovered; not only Go• all seeing eye discerns them, but his revenge eye looks upon them; they are cast out naked […] ⟨p. 77⟩the loathing of their persons; God cannot look upon them without indignation, he despiseth their Image: Sin is the abominable thing that he hates; •nd their sin lies before him, and he must hate •t. God saith of all their sins, as in Jer. 29. 23. […] know, and am a witness.
1. All their sins ly open and naked to the eye• Gods Vindictive Justice. We read,