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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.
It takes away the terrors of the Grave. It […] not indeed prevent the death of Gods peo[…]ut it takes off the horror of it. Death is […] the King of Terrors, and well may it be so […] unpardoned Sinner, for it is his passport in[…]dless miseries: and a dreadful thing it is, to […] expectation of dying, and horribly afraid ⟨p. 16⟩to die, as the awakened Sinner is, under such an apprehension; and the very reason is, because he is not forgiven: But this man is here also safe, we read, Rom. 8. 10. The body is dead by reason o• sin, but the Spirit is life, because of righteousness; an• this is his consolation under the apprehension of his great Change. What could Paul say• 2 Cor. 5. 1. and how willingly could Job live waiting for his Change! Job 14. 14. this is it tha• unstings death, 1 Cor. 15. 55.
It takes away the terrours of the Grave. It 〈…〉 not indeed prevent the death of Gods peo〈…〉ut it takes off the horror of it. Death is 〈…〉 the King of Terrours, and well may it be so 〈…〉 unpardoned Sinner, for it is his pasport in〈…〉dless miseries: and a dreadful thing it is, to 〈…〉 expectation of dying, and horribly afraid ⟨p. 16⟩to dy, as the awakened Sinner is, under such an apprehension; and the very reason is, because he is not forgiven: But this man is here also safe, we read,