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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.
Faith engageth the heart in making returns to God for Deliverance. DOCTRINE.
True Faith, not only depends on God for complete deliverance, but also engageth the heart to resolve to signalize the same, when enjoyed, with suitable returns of praise. Here are two Propositions.
TRue Faith, not only depends on God for compleat deliverance, but also engageth the heart to resolve to signalize the same, when enjoyed, with suitable returns of praise. Here are two Propositions.
Prop. 1. That true faith depends on God for complete deliverance. The language of the Text is, thou shalt do that for me, which shall lay such an obligation on me; Here observe,
Prop. 1. That true faith depends on God for compleat deliverance. The language of the Text is, thou shalt do that for me, which shall lay such an obligation on me; Here observe,
1. That all trouble is afflictive to us, and we cannot but desire deliverance from it. No affliction is joyous, Heb 12.11. Therefore called things hard to bear,