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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. Do you daily Repent of the eruptions of it? There are too awful breakings out of this Corruption of yours; you see it, and find it, but how do you resent it? Do you say it is your infirmity, and you cannot avoid it, and make no more of it? that is an ill sign: but if you are indeed […] the work of Mortification, every discovery of […] brings you upon your knees, fills you with bitterness, drives you to Repentance, and so the work goes on continually.
3. Do you daily Repent of the eruptions of it? There are too awful breakings out of this Corruption of yours; you see it, and find it, but how do you resent it? Do you say it is your infirmity, and you cannot avoid it, and make no more of it? that is an ill sign: but if you are indeed 〈…〉 the work of Mortification, every discovery of 〈…〉 brings you upon your knees, fills you with bitterness, drives you to Repentance, and so the work goes on continually.
USE III. Let it be to Exhort the Children of God, to be more and more in the practice of such […] Spirit. Have you it in you? Endeavour that it may more powerfully influence your whole Conversation, that you may express your sincerity in all that you have to do with: And to move you, Consider;
USE III. Let it be to Exhort the Children of God, to be more and more in the practice of such 〈…〉 Spirit. Have you it in you? Endeavour that it may more powerfully influence your whole Conversation, that you may express your sincerity in all that you have to do with: And to move you, Consider;
1. Hereby you will bring more honour to God. The upright plain dealing honesty of Gods Children,