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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. 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. Mat. 7. begin. If our own Sins do not humble us, we cannot be graciously affected with the Sins of other men: The High priest was to offer first for his own Sins, Heb. 7. 27. Lev. 9. 7. If we pray for others, being our selves under Guilt, God will not hear 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 buisy about other mens Sins, and careless of our own.