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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.
Guilt apprehended, Distressing to Gods Children.
DOCTRINE II.
That Gods Children themselves are sometimes almost overwhelmed, with the apprehension of Guilt. David is here speaking; and we observed that it refers to some trouble that he met with after his Conversion, and yet he tells us how sadly he was oppressed with it.
THat Gods Children themselves are sometimes almost overwhelmed, with the apprehension of Guilt. David is here speaking; and we observed that it refers to some trouble that he met with after his Conversion, and yet he tells us how sadly he was oppressed with it.
That the sense of Guilt is terrible to him that hath the impressions of it on his Spirit, we have already observed. That therefore which is here only to be enquired, is,
How a true Convert who is a Justified, & consequently a pardoned person, comes to be distressed with Guilt which is removed by Forgiveness? And this is a Case worthy our looking into. For the right stain and explaining whereof I may offer these Conclusions.