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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. We do not know always how it is within with these that carry a show of mirth and quietness. The wise man tells us, Prov. 14.13. Even in laughter▪ the heart is sorrowful. And certainly there are many that put on a bold face, and hide their troubles, who yet have •ea•ful girdings in their Consciences, and carry a terrible load on them, which they know not how to stand under, but it pincheth them intolerably. Hence we have that awful remark, Job 15.20, 21. The wicked man travelleth with pain all his days, &c. And ever and anon they cannot hide i• with all their endeavours but it will make some discoveries.
3. We do not know always how it is within with these that carry a shew of mirth and quietness. The wise man tells us, Prov. 14.13. Even in laughter▪ the heart is sorrowful. And certainly there are many that put on a bold face, and hide their troubles, who yet have •ea•ful girdings in their Consciences, and carry a terrible load on them, which they know not how to stand under, but it pincheth them intolerably. Hence we have that awful remark, Job 15.20, 21. The wicked man travelleth with pain all his dayes, &c. And ever and anon they cannot hide i• with all their endeavours but it will make some discoveries.
4. That God will sooner or later make every Sinner to feel this burden. The few instances we have of this, tell us what is their Condition; and God, will, either in this life, or a death, or after it, lay it on so as they shall feel it terrible. There is never a Sinner Converted to God, but hath had of this experience, this was it that made him fly to Christ, this put him into dread, made him go about under horrors, till he gat a pardon. Stand by the bed side of some dying Sinners, and you shall hear those bitter complaints, that will confirm the truth in hand and the rest is known o them that are gone to the place of Torments.