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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. 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• ⟨p. 181⟩•3. 13, 14. Yet when once they begin to pract• deceit, to hide and cover, this is extreamly •singenuous, and he can bear no longer.
2. God hereby lets men see that there is no im•sing on him. And it is high time for him so to •o, when they grow up to so much of Atheism •nd impudence; men would else begin to argue hat he either did not know, or not regard, possibly that he approved of their follies,