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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. We ought carefully to hearken to, and get acquainted ⟨p. 432⟩with the Doctrines of Religion. To be well informed in the great truths of the Word of God: And they that are negligent in this respect, will never make good proficiency in any thing else. Those that are not careful to furnish themselves with knowledge, are never like to be firm, sixth, stable in the things of God. The Apostle joins these together, grow in grace and knowledge, &c. 2 Pet. 3.18.
1. We ought carefully to hearken to, and get acquainted ⟨p. 432⟩with the Doctrines of Religion. To be well informed in the great truths of the Word of God: And they that are negligent in this respect, will never make good proficiency in any thing else. Those that are not careful to furnish themselves with knowledge, are never like to be firm, fixt, stable in the things of God. The Apostle joyns these together, grow in grace and knowledge, &c. 2 Pet. 3.18.
2. But we must not rest here. They that think all Religion consists in head knowledge, usually deceive themselves; we must be making Addition to this, 2 Pet. 1.5. &c. we must endeavour to make particular application of these Doctrines to our selves personally; without which we shall lose the benefit of the other, and lay in a more fearful account; they that take up Religion only to talk, will find it a vain Religion, when their knowledge will be an Article against them, to aggravate the Guilt of their neglect. For Direction.