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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 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, ⟨p. 127⟩in their converse with men, is a credit to the name they profess, and the Religion they pretend to; God is Glorified by it: Whereas the deceitfulness and cunning tricks they use, are a reproach, and open the mouths of men; there is nothing in the world that more credits Christianity, than this Godly simplicity.
2. It will give you more inward peace and comfort. […] dare appeal to the experience of any of Gods Children; when you have strained your Conscience to some guileful trick, whether it have not left […] prick there that hath put you to pain; and it is […] it should so do: Whereas whatever you meet with from the world, yet this will be an inward support, and matter of Joy to you in the midst of all; was it not so with Paul, 2 Cor. 1. 12.