A66111:513
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. To see the hand of God in it. It may be you •nd disquietment on your minds, your spirits make you like a• troubled and tempestuous Sea; and you cannot tell what to make of it; you think it is some Melancholy that needs Physic, or some molestation of the Devil that gives you trouble; but these are but subordinate causes; look farther, acknowledge God, believe it to be his hand, Psal. 17. 14. For you will never carry rightly ⟨p. 186⟩under it, or seek the proper remedy till you come to this.
1. To see the hand of God in it. It may be you •nd disquietment on your minds, your spirits make you like a• troubled and tempestuous Sea; and you cannot tell what to make of it; you think it is some Melancholly that needs Physick, or some molestation of the Devil that gives you trouble; but these are but subordinate causes; look farther, acknowledge God, believe it to be his hand, Psal. 17. 14. For you will never carry rightly ⟨p. 186⟩under it, or seek the proper remedy till you come to this.
2. Now search for the sin that hath procured it. It is a time to make inquisition; all your afflictions are to turn your eyes upon sin, and put you on the search: you may hope it is not for sin, but trial; but you may so be deluded. And I believe, if now you do not search for Sin, it is a sign that there is one that you would hide; and it was because you kept silence, that he thus touched you: it is then time to look about you.