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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 1: Untractableness under means, a character of a wicked man. DOCTRINE. I.
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2 That mans concreated Grace both enabled and inclined him to this Service. God not only made all for his glory, but he suited every thing to glorify him in the order wherein he placed it, and according to the way wherein he would have glory from it. It was an active, free, voluntary Service that he expected of man; and it was an holy Service, and so required a principle of holiness in him, accordingly he made him a Reasonable Creature, having an Understanding capable of discerning his Rule, and judging of it, and a Will fitted to make choice of it, and Affections suited to prosecute it, ⟨p. 497⟩and manage his outward man therein: but this is not all; for he Imprinted his Image on him, gave him Holiness and Righteousness, Eccles. 7.29. And in sanctifying, he both empowered, and disposed him to Serve him in a right manner.
2 That mans concreated Grace both enabled and enclined him to this Service. God not only made all for his glory, but he suited every thing to glorify him in the order wherein he placed it, and according to the way wherein he would have glory from it. It was an active, free, voluntary Service that he expected of man; and it was an holy Service, and so required a principle of holiness in him, accordingly he made him a Reasonable Creature, having an Understanding capable of discerning his Rule, and judging of it, and a Will fitted to make choice of it, and Affections suited to prosecute it, ⟨p. 497⟩and manage his outward man therein: but this is not all; for he Imp•inted his Image on him, gave him H•liness and Righteousness, Eccles. 7.29. And in ••nctifying, he both impowred, and dispos•d him to Serve him in a right manner.