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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.
There are two Propositions in the Doctrine.
1. It is the duty of all that hope to be forgiven by God, to pray to him for it. That this is a duty is evident, because God hath required it; though God hath purposed to bestow a pardon on all his Chosen, yet Prayer is a required medium in order to the obtaining of it, Ezek. 36. 37. I will be sought, &c God therefore connects their Calling and his Hearing together, Jer. 29. 12, 13. But it •t be enquired, What dependence this forgiveness •ath on our praying for it? We may take this brief account of it.
1. It is the duty of all that hope to be forgiven by God, to pray to him for it. That this is a duty is evident, because God hath required it; though God hath purposed to bestow a pardon on all his Chosen, yet Prayer is a required medium in order to the obtaining of it, Ezek. 36. 37. I will be sought, &c God therefore connects their Calling and his Hearing together, Jer. 29. 12, 13. But it •t be enquired, What dependance this forgiveness •ath on our praying for it? We may take this brief account of it.
1. That Gods forgiveness is every way free to us. e cannot deserve it by any thing of ours. It is of the very nature of a pardon, that it is free. We must distinguish between the provision made n the Covenant of Redemption for our being pardoned, in which we were bought, and satisfaction