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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. To nourish hope in us against despair. When upon the apprehension of our Sins, and the aggravations of them, we are ready to sink in encouragement, we should gather hope to our selves, by contemplating these, and fetching arguments of hope, and they are such as these.
1. That there have been those who were in […] case, and have done will. Unparalleled cases an apt to put men to a stand, and Satan endeavour by them to dishearten us; but when we discover how others have been in all points as bad of •• as we, possibly worse, and yet have obtained Mercy of God; it tells us there is hope that […] may fare well; Paul therefore tells us that th•• was Gods design in him, 1 Tim. 1. 16.
1. That there have been those who were in 〈…〉 case, and have done will. Unparallel'd cases an apt to put men to a stand, and Satan endeavour by them to dishearten us; but when we discover how others have been in all points as bad of •• as we, possibly worse, and yet have obtained Mercy of God; it tells us there is hope that 〈…〉 may fare well; Paul therefore tells us that th•• was Gods design in him, 1 Tim. 1. 16.
2. God herein exhibits his readiness to pardon. H hath declared it fully in his word; and if w