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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. He is yet a merciful God. Though you have greatly dishonoured, and grievously provoked him by sin, yet there is mercy with him; he hath published and proclaimed this mercy of his l•• the Gospel, and inviteth weary and burdened Sinners to come to him for it, Mat. 11. 28. All the Messages of peace that are sent to Sinners by the Gospel, and the fair tenders therein made to them, and the patient waiting of God, with the strivings of his Spirit, are a witness to thi•• that there is mercy to be had from him, if […] be rightly sought.
2. He is yet a merciful God. Though you have greatly dishonoured, and grievously provoked him by sin, yet there is mercy with him; he hath published and proclaimed this mercy of his l•• the Gospel, and inviteth weary and burdened Sinners to come to him for it, Mat. 11. 28. All the Messages of peace that are sent to Sinners by the Gospel, and the fair tenders therein made to them, and the patient waiting of God, with the strivings of his Spirit, are a witness to thi•• that there is mercy to be had from him, if 〈…〉 be rightly sought.
3. But he expecteth that you come for this men with ropes on your heads. He looketh that you should give him all the signal testimony of a de• conviction that you deserve no mercy from hi• but that he do Execution upon you according […] the demerit of your sin; and that you lie at […] foot as those that have no injustice to impute him, if he should fall upon and destroy you; a•• acknowledge his mere mercy in your pardon.