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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.
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. 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, Psa. 1.6. Of Righteousness, Prov. 8 20. Of life, Prov. 10 17. And many other Epithets are given it, which put a peculiarity upon it, and inform us that it is the one way that leads to blessedness.
2. The Word of God acquaints us with another way that leads to misery, and that in contradistinction to ⟨p. 435⟩this; both are mentioned and characterized, Mat. 7.13, 14. Called the way of the ungodly, Psal. 1.6. A false way, Psal. 119.104. A way in which is destruction and misery, Rom. 3.16. And many like titles; and by these we are acquainted that there is a right and a wrong.