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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. If you do not look to your selves you may fall […] to it. There is not the best man on Earth secure against it. This was the Case of David, a m• after Gods own heart, Text, as long as we dwell a Sinful World, and labour under a body of dea• we are not out of danger, and for that reason shou• not be secure in our minds. We may be the He• of Salvation, and yet want the joy of Salvation, Ps• 55. 12.
1. If you do not look to your selves you may fall 〈…〉 to it. There is not the best man on Earth secure against it. This was the Case of David, a m• after Gods own heart, Text, as long as we dwell a Sinful World, and labour under a body of dea• we are not out of danger, and for that reason shou• not be secure in our minds. We may be the He• of Salvation, and yet want the joy of Salvation, Ps• 55. 12.
2. Satan will do all he can to bring you into […] ⟨p. 157⟩[…] he cannot destroy you, he will do you all the damage he can, and his great business is to make •reaches between you and your God; and that by •riving you into something that is provoking, and when he hath so done, and God is angry, to accuse •ou to your own Consciences, and lay on load till •e breaks your backs if possible; first to make you old to sin, and then make you to despair by reason of it, and this calls you to be Watchful, 1 Pet. 5. 8.