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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. We must not hide the sinfulness of the fact •• any unjust pretences or excuses. It is not enough to say we have done the thing, and sinned •• it, if we mince the matter, and seek to make it a excusable as we can. Here observe,
2. We must not hide the sinfulness of the fact •• any unjust pretences or excuses. It is not enoug• to say we have done the thing, and sinned •• it, if we mince the matter, and seek to make it a excusable as we can. Here observe,
1. We must not go about to make any sin litt•• when we are confessing it. I did not do well, might have done better, I was not so care••• as I ought; but it was but a circumstance or •• considerable matter, I hope it will not be imp•• ted; this is a vain confession. All sins inde•• are not alike; but to confess any so dimming tively, is to trifle: this is next to saying, sp•• it, it is a little one: It saith we are not convinced •• the malignity there is in all sin.
1. We must not go about to make any sin litt•• when we are confessing it. I did not do well, might have done better, I was not so care••• as I ought; but it was but a circumstance or •• considerable matter, I hope it will not be imp ted; this is a vain confession. All sins inde are not alike; but to confess any so dimin tively, is to trifle: this is next to saying, sp it, it is a little one: It saith we are not convinced the malignity there is in all sin.