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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. Learn hence also the madness of those who spend their time in seeking other things, neglecting to seek God in it. And is not this the unhappy trade which the generality of the Children of men are driving? observe what the most, even under the Gospel, are doing, and you shall see how fearfully this is neglected.
1. Are there not those that will not seek God? Nay they bid him depart from them; if not in words yet their carriages speak their minds. How many are there that despise all the counsels that are given them, who will not pray to God; nor read his word, nor enquire after him? they are angry […] those that give them good counsel? this is the •••ty character of them, Psal. 10. 4. The wicked ••ll not seek after God; and if at any time they are […] led with terrors, they do all they can to […] them, which is a plain discovery of their •••fulness.
1. Are there not those that will not seek God? Nay they bid him depart from them; if not in words yet their carriages speak their minds. How many are there that despise all the counsels that are given them, who will not pray to God; nor read his word, nor enquire after him? they are angry 〈…〉 those that give them good counsel? this is the •••ty character of them, Psal. 10. 4. The wicked ••ll not seek after God; and if at any time they are 〈…〉 led with terrours, they do all they can to 〈…〉 them, which is a plain discovery of their •••fulness.