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The truly blessed man
The truly blessed man: or, The way to be happy here, and for ever: being the substance of divers sermons preached on, Psalm XXXII. / By Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. N.E. ; [Five lines from Isaiah]
printed by B. Green for Michael Perry, 1700
Sermon › The safety of pardoned ones in worst times. DOCTRINE.
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.
They that have, in a way of prayer, settled their forgiveness, shall never receive any harm by all the afflictions and temptations they meet withal. They are secure against all the Waves and breaking Billows that threaten them. How God comes and applieth pardon to his Children, while they are ⟨p. 362⟩seeking to him for it, hath already been observed▪ and though this may be applied universally, yet it hath a peculiar respect to those sins, which the Godly do sometimes fall into, by which they displease God, and cannot be at rest till they are forgiven; and have some Testimony of it. There are two Propositions evidently contained in this Doctrine, viz.
THey that have, in a way of prayer, settled their forgiveness, shall never receive any harm by all the afflictions and temptations they meet withal. They are secure against all the Waves and breaking Billows that threaten them. How God comes and applieth pardon to his Children, while they are ⟨p. 362⟩seeking to him for it, hath already been observed▪ and though this may be applied universally, yet it hath a peculiar respect to those sins, which the Godly do sometimes fall into, by which they displease God, and cannot be at rest till they are forgiven; and have some Testimony of it. There are two Propositions evidently contained in this Doctrine, viz.
1. That notwithstanding Gods pardon obtained, his Children may after that meet with Floods of great waters. 2. That if by prayer they have settled the•• pardon, these Floods shall not come nigh them to hurt them. A few words to each.