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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.
2. As to application to particular persons: Though in private it is proper to apply things plainly and distinctly as Nathan did to David; and indeed the ground of private application is mainly for this end, that without reproaching mens persons openly, we may convince them of their particular sins; yet in public teaching care and prudence is to be observed, lest instead of doing them good, we ••rden them in sin; we should beware, lest we •ive them occasion to think, it is not their sins, ⟨p. 428⟩but their persons we seek to reproach. Here then observe.
2. As to application to particular persons: Though in private it is proper to apply things plainly and distinctly as Nathan did to David; and indeed the ground of private application is mainly for this end, that without reproaching mens persons openly, we may convince them of their particular sins; yet in publick teaching care and prudence is to be observed, lest instead of doing them good, we ••rden them in sin; we should beware, lest we •ive them occasion to think, it is not their sins, ⟨p. 428⟩but their persons we seek to reproach. Here then observe.
1. If persons have been notoriously & scandalously sinful, their sins ought to be laid open, that they may ashamed▪ & others warned. When their crimes are public, and they impenitent, they are to be openly rebuked, and others advised by their example, 1 Tim. 5.20.