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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: To go no further in Gods Service than forced is an ill sign. 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.
2. But such times do call Gods people to search and by themselves. We should acquaint our selves with the reason why God afflicts us, how else shall we obtain the end and benefit of it? Now usually this is the occasion, viz. We grow remiss, and wanton, and negligent of our selves, and God in displeasure brings us into trouble: and if it be this, it calls us to Repentance; and if we would be able rightly to judge of this, we must observe our frame▪ and carriage; and that;
2. But such times do call Gods people to search and by themselves. We should acquaint our selves with the reason why God afflicts us, how else shall we obtain the end and benefit of it? Now usually this is the occasion, viz. We grow remiss, and wanton, and negligent of our selves, and God in displeasure brings us into trouble: and if it be this, it calls us to Repentance; and if we would be able righ•ly to judge of this, we must observe our frame▪ and carriage; and that;
1. Under the afflictions that we suffer. It may be God afflicts us, and we are proud, and discontent, fret and pine; and do not so much as make search for the provocations given him; and yet he in pity gives us some respite; but then he soon brings another cloud over us; here is enough to ••ll us how it is. Our folly re•ains, our dross abides, and calls for another furnace.
1. Under the afflictions that we suffer. It may be God afflicts us, and we are proud, and discontent, fret and pine; and do not so much as make search for the provocations given him; and yet he in pitty gives us some respite; but then he soon brings another cloud over us; here is enough to ••ll us how it is. Our folly re•ains, our dross abides, and calls for another furnace.