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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. By putting it out of their minds. They endeavour to forget it, or not to think of it, and therefore divert their thoughts to some other thing, and fill their hearts and hands with business that shall occupy them. So Cain seeks to Build a City, instead of hearkening to his Conscience, Gen. 4. 16 men hope if they can forget it, God will too.
2. By extenuating it. By making a light matter of their sin, they would quiet their minds, an• hence find our many excuses to content themselves withal; it was no great matter, and it was great Temptation▪ &c.
2. By extenuating it. By making a light matter of their sin, they would quiet their minds, an• hence find our many excuses to content themselve• withal; it was no great matter, and it was great Temptation▪ &c.
3. By presumption that God doth not see or mind […] And indeed this lies at the bottom of all the tricks and devices; for if men were through convinced that God both seeth and discovere• all; it would convince them of their stupe•ido• ⟨p. 163⟩