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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. In the principle from whence the action floweth, the heart that is in it. Let the matter be never […] right, yet if it be done with a false heart, it is full; this is remarked, 2 Chron. 25. 2. He did ⟨p. 194⟩that which was right, but not with a perfect heart and Psal. 78. 38. Their heart was not right wi• him. Thus are Hypocrites condemned on account of their Prayers and Alms givings, Matth. […] begin. And for this reason all the actions of Unregenerate men are obliquities, Prov 21. 4. 28 9.
3. In the principle from whence the action floweth, the heart that is in it. Let the matter be never 〈…〉 right, yet if it be done with a false heart, it is •ful; this is remarked, 2 Chron. 25. 2. He did ⟨p. 194⟩that which was right, but not with a perfect heart and Psal. 78. 38. Their heart was not right wi• him. Thus are Hypocrites condemned on account of their Prayers and Alms givings, Matth. 〈…〉 begin. And for this reason all the actions of Unregenerate men are obliquities, Prov 21. 4. 28 9.
4. In the many Circumstances of the Action Hereby the Sin is reputed either greater or less and here a great many things might come under consideration; but this would make too great digression: only let us remember that all the things have their weight and consideration in right Confession of Sin: and hence to a right Confession, four things are requisite.