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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.
2. This is a thing that may be known: it is a case whereof a resolution is to be obtained. God hath not left us necessarily in the dark upon this account, but, as he hath given us Directions in his word how to come by a pardon, so he hath there afforded us Rules by which we may prove our Title to it. And, though our comfortable persuasion of it, depends on the witness of his Spirit with ours, yet the evidence of it is to be sought for and found in our selves. There are those things which accompany it, that are distinguishable from all other things, and unto which the promise is firmly made, which when the Spirit hath wrought in us, he thereby leaves a pledge of his Everlasting Love, from whence we may argue safely that we are pardoned, and shall be Saved. God therefore bids us to Try […] selves, 2 Cor. 13. 5.
2. This is a thing that may be known: it is a case whereof a resolution is to be obtained. God hath not left us necessarily in the dark upon this account, but, as he hath given us Directions in his word how to come by a pardon, so he hath there afforded us Rules by which we may prove our Title to it. And, though our comfortable perswasion of it, depends on the witness of his Spirit with ours, yet the evidence of it is to be sought for and found in our selves. There are those things which accompany it, that are distinguishable from all other things, and unto which the promise is firmly made, which when the Spirit hath wrought in us, he thereby leaves a pledge of his Everlasting Love, from whence we may argue safely that we are pardoned, and shall be Saved. God therefore bids us to Try 〈…〉 selves, 2 Cor. 13. 5.
3. This is given for one Evidence by which to prove […]. If we have the Grace in our Hearts which ⟨p. 124⟩renders us Sincere, if we have indeed made choice of Christ, and him alone, to be our Lord and Saviour, and have heartily embraced and devoted our selves to his Service; if we are Upright in our Profession, it will be an undeceiving witness of a pardoned state. When God giveth a New Heart, he also giveth a Sentence of Absolution: Repentance and Remission go together,