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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.
4. In this way there is hope for you, and in ⟨p. 243⟩other. Thus only can his spotless Holiness be vindicated, and his Justice shine forth, when you declare that not for your sakes, but for his own name sake he doth it: when you so apply to the Righteousness of Christ alone for his favour; and to such as thus do, he hath opened a door of hope: he hath said, that he that confesseth and forsaketh shall find mercy, Prov. 28. 13. He hath proclaimed an invitation to such, Jer. 3. 12, 13. Thus the Publican came and was Justified: thus the Prodigal came and was received into favour: and if you seek redress in any other way, your wound may be skinned over, but never healed.
2. To the Converted. You that are in a pardoned state, this Exhortation belongs to you also, and there is never an one of you but may have occasion for making use of it. Remember there is •one of us but is daily liable to sin, whiles a deceitful heart within, and a tempting Devil, and a ••ning world without, are giving us provocation: and if we are drawn into sin, we are thereby exposed to trouble, it makes a wound, and we may •ook for pain. The Spirit of God will put us to •ouble in order to a kindly repentance; and Sa••n will molest us, seeking to drive us to despair; and when it is so, the only way in which we •an look for stable relief is in a right acknowledging of our sins to God. And here,
2. To the Converted. You that are in a pardoned state, this Exhortation belongs to you also, and there is never an one of you but may have occasion for making use of it. Remember there is one of us but is dayly liable to sin, whiles a deceitful heart within, and a tempting Devil, and a ning world without, are giving us provocation: and if we are drawn into sin, we are thereby exposed to trouble, it makes a wound, and we may ook for pain. The Spirit of God will put us to ouble in order to a kindly repentance; and San will molest us, seeking to drive us to despair; and when it is so, the only way in which we an look for stable relief is in a right acknowledging of our sins to God. And here,