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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. God earnestly calls upon such to seek him. He doth, as it were, single out such, and the offer is particularly made to them: the Spirit of God speaks emphatically to such; Psal. 34. 11. Come ye Children, […]. Wisdom calls them, as it were, by name, Prov. 4. 1. 5. 7. 8. 32. Eccl. 12. 1. which tells us how ••in God would have young ones to begin early, and how loth he is that they should spend their first time in vanity.
1. God earnestly calls upon such to seek him. He doth, as it were, single out such, and the offer is particularly made to them: the Spirit of God speaks emphatically to such; Psal. 34. 11. Come ye Children, 〈…〉. Wisdom calls them, as it were, by name, Prov. 4. 1. 5. 7. 8. 32. Eccl. 12. 1. which tells us how ••in God would have young ones to begin early, and how loth he is that they should spend their first time in vanity.
2. God hath testified how well pleased he is, when such seek him. The entertainment he gives them, is a testimony how acceptable it is to him. What respect did he show to young Abel? Gen. 4. 4. How wonderfully did he reveal himself to young Samuel, who was devoted to him from his Infancy?