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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 3: Divine Teachings are to guide us in our way. DOCTRINE III.
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Divine Teachings are to guide us in our way. DOCTRINE III.
The proper design of all Divine Teaching, is to guide men into and in the way they ought to go. There are two Propositions here to be observed.
THe proper design of all Divine Teaching, is to guide men into and in the way they ought to go. There are two Propositions here to be observed.
Prop. 1. That there is a way in which all they must go, that would obtain pardon, peace and blessedness. We may take notice of three things under this.
1. That there is a way to blessedness, out of which it cannot be obtained. This is evident; for,
1. The Scriptures often mention the way under this consideration. Called the way of the Righteous,