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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.
3. Get the evidence of this forgiveness as clear a• you can. See that this very sin is pardoned: seek ⟨p. 381⟩to discover it in your selves by such fruits as are witnesses to it, and beg earnestly for the witness of his Spirit, that you may read the pardon, and see his hand and seal to it; rest not till he speak peace to and in you.
USE II. Let it be a word of Consolation to those of Gods Children, who carefully keep accounts clear between God and them. Who are very heedful to avoid every provocation, and observe if there be any, and speedily apply themselves to get it made up: although you also may meet with […] of great waters, yet here is your consolation.
USE II. Let it be a word of Consolation to those of Gods Children, who carefully keep accounts clear between God and them. Who are very heedful to avoid every provocation, and observe if there be any, and speedily apply themselves to get it made up: although you also may meet with 〈…〉 of great waters, yet here is your consolation.
1. Your inward peace will give you a good settlement of mind. To be able to see and say, there is no breach between God and you, will be enough, there will need no more to quiet your spirits: if when you see darkness in the world, you can behold the light of his Countenance looking upon you with greatest serenity, must not this needs fill you with joy unspeakable and full of glory, and make you triumph in midst of afflictions.