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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
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▪ By carrying them safe through those troubles. He giveth them an expected end, Jer. 29 11. They either outlive them, and see better days, or are brought safe home to the Kingdom, and rest for ever in the glories of it: their latter end is peace, Psal. 37.37.
4. By doing them saving good by them. They shall be real gainers by all, Rom. 8 28. They may be ill intended by instruments; but instead of hurting, they help them; and they may say to them, as Joseph to his brethren, Gen. 50.20. Ye thought evil against me, but God meant it to good; thus is God an hiding place to his people.
4. By doing them saving good by them. They shall be real gainers by all, Rom. 8 28. They may be ill intended by instrumen•s; but instead of hurting, they help them; and they may say to them, as Joseph to his brethren, Gen. 50.20. Ye thought evil against me, but God meant it to good; thus is God an hiding place to his people.
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