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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.
3. Why or for what end he doth it?
A. As God is holy in all his ways, and just in all his doings, so are all his works done in wisdom, the• is therefore a worthy design in it; and here […] may observe,
A. As God is holy in all his ways, and just in all his doings, so are all his works done in wisdom, the• is therefore a worthy design in it; and here 〈…〉 may observe,
1. That the usual provoking cause of this, is the• sinful Guile. The deceitfulness there is in Sin an• Sinners, is highly displeasing to God; and though God can bear with a great many infirmities in hi• Children, whiles they are plain and honest, Psa• ⟨p. 181⟩•3. 13, 14. Yet when once they begin to pract• deceit, to hide and cover, this is extremely •singenuous, and he can bear no longer.
1. That the usual provoking cause of this, is the• sinful Guile. The deceitfulness there is in Sin an• Sinners, is highly displeasing to God; and though God can bear with a great many infirmities in hi Children, whiles they are plain and honest, Psa