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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. It is our own Salvation that we are nextly and principally concerned about. We ought indeed to seek the Salvation of others, but nextly our own. Our love to our selves is the Rule of our love to others; and the first thing we have to do, is to see that the peace be made between God and us; •ow they are only our own sins that stand in the way of our Salvation: and if they be forgiven us, the Sins of other men shall not ruin us; and if we be reconciled to God, we shall certainly be saved; that is consolation enough, Mat. 9. •. Thy Sins are forgiven thee.
2. They are our own Sins that we shall be called an account for in the Day of Judgment. We shall •ot answer for other mens Sins, farther than they were ours, Rom. 14. 12. 2 Cor. 5. 10. The Great judgment will be personal, and God will pro•ed with all individuals as they shall be found. ⟨p. 212⟩Our business is, that we may stand in the Judgment; that we may hold up our heads with comfort in that day; that none of our Sins may then rise up against us.
3. We cannot cordially confess other's sins, if we a•• not first confess our own. If we hide them, we do not sincerely lay open others: There is not […] greater sign of an Hypocrite, than to be busy about other mens Sins, and careless of our own.