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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. In respect to his actions. A pardoned justify man is not presently got rid of the Body of Death but is sometimes carried Captive by the Law […] his Members: and hence he may, and sometim• doth do the things that are displeasing to God, Sam. 11. ult. And this must be by sin, for nothing else can properly displease him; and there is farther consideration to be had on account […] these, which we may observe in that which follow
2. In respect to his actions. A pardoned justifi• man is not presently got rid of the Body of Death but is sometimes carried Captive by the Law 〈…〉 his Members: and hence he may, and sometim• doth do the things that are displeasing to God, Sam. 11. ult. And this must be by sin, for nothin• else can properly displease him; and there is farther consideration to be had on account 〈…〉 these, which we may observe in that which follo•
4. That there is a sort of Guilt that cleaves to […] sinful actions of the Children of God. If we look Guilt in a strict legal sense, as that which bin• ⟨p. 147⟩•he person over to suffer the vengeance of the Law, so there is none can befall a justified Believ•. Rom. 8 1. The person is, by the justifying act but beyond this danger: God hath said, Deliver him from going to the pit, I have found a ransom; he hath imputed Christ's Righteousness to him, and it stands for him, and cannot cease so […] do. But yet there is something that may befall a Justified person, that the Scripture puts such name upon. David was such an one before he urdered Uriah, and yet prays to be cleared from uilt,