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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. 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⟩folly in all their subterfuges; but thus men quiet their Consciences, if God sees not nor regards, why then should they be troubled? Psal. 94. 4.
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•