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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. Keep up the exercise of thus confessing for the repenting of this distress. There are daily failings •nd follies in us; and these will scratch us, and •stly fester, if not heeded. There are that have ⟨p. 244⟩had much quiet and peace, and have not fallen into any scandalous sin, and yet have lost the apprehension of their peace, and are full of trouble; and it hath been occasioned by a neglect of themselves in regard of sins of daily infirmity. Be then advised,
1. Keep up the exercise of thus confessing for the •epenting of this distress. There are daily failings •nd follies in us; and these will scratch us, and •stly fester, if not heeded. There are that have ⟨p. 244⟩had much quiet and peace, and have not fallen into any scandalous sin, and yet have lost the apprehension of their peace, and are full of trouble; and it hath been occasioned by a neglect of themselves in regard of sins of dayly infirmity. Be then advised,
1. To be calling your selves to a daily account. Enquire and see what Sins have past you, and with what allowance they have so done: it may be vain thoughts entertained, and taken too much content in: it may be some foolish or frothy communication sported in; some sinful passion given too much way to; some duty neglected; some dishonour done to God by others which you have not duly witnessed against; and if you enquire not, you will be at a loss.