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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: Faith the foundation of true Obedience. 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.
3. By assu•ing us of the great advantage there is in our Obedience. Faith, by entertaining the promises, and settling us upon them, infers what a glorious recompense there is in Obedience, Psal. 19 11. It reads over the Inventory of blessings that are laid up in them, and saith, I shall be no loser, but a great gainer, which puts life into us, and makes us very willing and cheerful in our work, Gal. 6.8. We conclude that our labour will not be lost, but superabundantly recompensed, which oils our wheels, and helps us to run.
3. By assu•ing us of the great advantage there is in our Obedience. Faith, by entertaining the promises, and setling us upon them, infers what a glorious recompense there is in Obedience, Psal. 19 11. It reads over the Inventory of blessings that are laid up in them, and saith, I shall be no loser, but a great gainer, which puts life into us, and makes us very willing and chearful in our work, Gal. 6.8. We conclude that our labour will not be lost, but superabundantly recompensed, which oyls our wheels, and helps us to run.
4. By setting before us the danger of disobedience. Faith hath an eye also on the threatenings; why else doth God lay them before his people, but to enliven his fear in them, Rom. 8.13. Heb. 12.14. This awaken• us to our work, and makes us to rouse up when we grow dull;