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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.
1. You are certainly under all this Guilt, whether you will believe it or no. You brought it with you into the World, and if Christ hath not removed it by his Grace, it abides on you; yea, and you have increased it by every sin you have committed since you were born: the least vain thought hath laid in more for your Condemnation; and if you are Guilty, you may well think what is like to become of you, if you so abide; that is one of Gods Attributes, as well as those that vain men feed their presumption with, Exod. 34. 7. That will by no means clear the Guilty.
1. You are certainly under all this Guilt, whether you will believe it or no. You brought it with you into the World, and if Christ hath not removed it by his Grace, it abides on you; yea, and you have encreased it by every sin you have committed since you were born: the least vain thought hath laid in more for your Condemnation; and if you are Guilty, you may well think what is like to become of you, if you so abide; that is one of Gods Attributes, as well as those that vain men feed their presumption with, Exod. 34. 7. That will by no means clear the Guilty.
2. Hence you will unavoidably be brought into Distress sooner or later. Guilt will not always lie still, nor suffer the Conscience ever to be quiet; but there will be a time when you shall be roused by it to purpose; the Damnation of Guilty Impenitent Sinners doth not slumber; the Sentence past will be Executed, the Wrath that is out against them will fall upon them; and then they will be in distress. When the Sinner shall have his eyes opened, and see himself just dropping into endless Woes, it will put him into agonies.
2. Hence you will unavoidably be brought into Distress sooner or later. Guilt will not always ly still, nor suffer the Conscience ever to be quiet; but there will be a time when you shall be roused by it to purpose; the Damnation of Guilty Impenitent Sinners doth not slumber; the Sentence past will be Executed, the Wrath that is out against them will fall upon them; and then they will be in distress. When the Sinner shall have his eyes opened, and see himself just dropping into endless Woes, it will put him into agonies.