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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.
The Rewards of Obedience, fruits of mere mercy. DOCTRINE IV.
The Rewards of Obedience, fruits of meer mercy. DOCTRINE IV.
ALL the rewards of Obedience that are bestowed on believers, are the fruits of mere mercy. Let a man believe never so strongly, and exercise this •aith in the Service of God never so fervently, yet if God accept and reward him, it must be acknowledged to no other fountain but his mercy. Here then we may enquire,
ALL the rewards of Obedience that are bestowed on believers, are the fruits of meer mercy. Let a man believe never so strongly, and exercise this •aith in the Service of God never so servently, yet if God accept and reward him, it must be acknowledged to no other fountain but his mercy. Here then we may enquire,
1. What is the mercy of God here intended?
A. There are two words most frequently used