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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 › Doctrine 2: Ular Application, the best way of teaching. DOCTRINE II.
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.
1. With the practical understanding. For, besides that the understanding is to be used for discerning the Truth commended to us, it is also to be improved in judging of the goodness of the Truth so exhibited, and accordingly commend it to the will for practice: this is made by Information, or drawing practical inferences from the general truth, which are for our Instruction; and this improvement may be made of every Gospel Truth.
2. With the Will and Affections; for goodness is the proper object of the will, which exerts it self by the affections. And here Application serves to Reprove us for our neglects, by convincing us of them, and showing the sin and danger in them, and rousing us to reform what is amiss. Hence there are uses of Conviction and Reprehension. It serves also to guide us to the right doing of Duty, and keeps us from turning aside. To Direct, quicken, and encourage us; and finally to corroborate and animate us in our Serving of God, and hence Consolation is hither to be referred: and we shall find all these in the Word of God.
2. With the Will and Affections; for goodness is the proper object of the will, which exerts it self by the affections. And here Application serves to Reprove us for our neglects, by convincing us of them, and shewing the sin and danger in them, and rousing us to reform what is amiss. Hence there are uses of Conviction and Reprehension. It serves also to guide us to the right doing of Duty, and keeps us from turning aside. To Direct, quicken, and encourage us; and finally to corroborate and animate us in our Serving of God, and hence Consolation is hither to be referred: and we shall find all these in the Word of God.
2. That such Application is necessary to be used by such as teach others; this will appear in these Conclusions.