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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
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. Hence it follows that all sin is unreasonable. For the reasons of contraries are contrary: but sin is contrary to obedience, 1 Joh. 3.4. And further to show how unreasonable sin is, observe,
2. Hence it follows that all sin is unreasonable. For the reasons of contraries are contrary: but sin is contrary to obedience, 1 Joh. 3.4. And further to shew how unreasonable sin is, observe,
1. It is against God, Psal. 51.4. It opposeth it self against all his revealed perfections: more particularly;
1. It is against his Sovereignty. God must needs be the Creatures Sovereign, for it is entirely his; he is whole owner of it; and then he may command it; he thinks it reason enough to ratify any of his precepts by saying, I am the Lord. Now the sinner, by every sin, practically rejecteth this Sovereignty: hence sin is called Rebellion Isa. 1.2. and 63.10.