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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.
1. Touching the benefits that belong to it, they are all those things which are, by the Spirit of God, made serviceable to the bringing them to, and possessing them of eternal Salvation. And here let us observe,
1. Touching the benefits that belong to it, they are all those things which are, by the Spirit of God, made servicable to the bringing them to, and possessing them of eternal Salvation. And here let us observe,
1. There are those benefits whereby they are brought into the New Covenant, and entitled to Salvation. These are the first special fruits of Election, breaking ⟨p. 557⟩out in Effectual Vocation, Rom. 8.29 And hitherto belong those great works of Faith and Repentance, which are wrought in them by the Spirit of God, by which they are made to turn from sin to God, and •rom all other trust to rely upon Christ alone, according to the terms of the Gospel, and these are accompanied with Justification and Adoption, by which they are discharged from Condemnation, and entitled to li•e, and made heirs of God, and coheirs with Christ, and so have a right to all the good laid up in the promise, and these are not not common favours, 2 Cor. 1.26 Not many wise, &c.
1. There are those benefits whereby they are brought into the New Covenant, and entituled to Salvation. These are the first special fruits of Election, breaking ⟨p. 557⟩out in Effectual Vocation, Rom. 8.29 And hitherto belong those great works of Faith and Repentance, which are wrought in them by the Spirit of God, by which they are made to turn from sin to God, and rom all other trust to rely upon Christ alone, according to the terms of the Gospel, and these are accompanied with Justification and Adoption, by which they are discharged from Condemnation, and entituled to lie, and made heirs of God, and coeirs with Christ, and so have a right to all the good laid up in the promise, and these are not not common favours, 2 Cor. 1.26 Not many wise, &c.