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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
The Truly Blessed Man: Or, the WAY to be Happy here, and for ever. › The Text Opened.
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.
The Title of the Psalm is, Maschil of David; the word signifieth, to Teach: Some think it here intends a sort of Instrument that bare this name: Others, that it points to the kind of Song suited to such a Tune, according to the numbers or measures of it. But generally it is supposed, that the matter of the Psalm is pointed to in it; viz. that it is a Psalm for teaching or instruction. There are some of Praise, others Petitionary, some Historical, &c. But this is Doctrinal; and the matter of it excellently suits to this interpretation; and there are ten others besides this that bear the same inscription.
The Doctrine that is laid down in this Psalm is one; i. e. to point us to the way how we may come to be truly happy, where we have
1. A Blessed man described, vers. 1, 2.
2. Exemplified by the Psalmist in himself, by his own experience, verse 3, 4, 5.