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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.
3. He is wont to stir up some at least of his Servan•• to take this occasion to be earnest with men: He affecteth them, and makes them to cry aloud; they see his anger, and are afraid, and upon it blow the Trumpet: Thus in the times of the Apostasy of Israel and Judah, God sent such Prophets to them; who dealt faithfully with them.
4. And he usually toucheth mens hearts at suc• times. Indeed it is a natural operation of Judgments to put men upon thoughtfulness; but th• Spirit is wont to set in, and put such a people, at• least many of them, upon enquiring after hi• mind, and to affect them with Convictions of sin• and fear of his Wrath. And this is a great advantage now to seek him.
5. If all this be neglected, he is hereby grievously incensed. It is an high provocation, and he now thinks of withdrawing, Hos. 5. 15. Nay, some• times it arrives at that, that because all means a• ineffectual, and they grow worse by them, he de• clares resolutely to come at them in this way n• more, but abandon them to destruction, Ezek. 2