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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.
PROPOSITION VI.
That we are to make this Confession to the Lord. To Jehovah. He is the proper object of this duty; and all Sin is to be confessed to him, ⟨p. 214⟩though not always to him only: There is some times a Confession to be made to men; but in no case will that suffice without bringing it to God; and to state this aright: Let us observe,
1. That we are not absolutely bound to confess to men, those Sins which Gods Providence hath kept secret from them. In some case we ought, as anon, but in it self it is not a positive duty; they are between God and us, and we have only to do with him. God hath not enjoined us to expose our selves either in our name or life by publishing them to the world, if he will bring us forth, it is just; but if he will let them solely hid, our business is to see that all be right between him and us.
1. That we are not absolutely bound to confess to men, those Sins which Gods Providence hath kept secret from them. In some case we ought, as anon, but in it self it is not a positive duty; they are between God and us, and we have only to do with him. God hath not enjoyned us to expose our selves either in our name or life by publishing them to the world, if he will bring us forth, it is just; but if he will let them so ly hid, our business is to see that all be right between him and us.