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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 5: Every true believer is compassed with mercy. DOCTRINE V.
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.
4. By governing the event of them. He ever intends the permission of them for good, though the instruments purpose harm by them; though he suffers the thing, yet he orders the issue of it, that instead of harming them, it shall do them a kindness: The Enemies of Gods people designed nothing less than their ruin, but God saith, By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, &c. Isa. 27 9. That which was intended to overturn, shall only try their faith, and make it the more illustrious, & advantageous to them, 1 Pet. 1.6, 7.
4. By governing the event of them. He ever intends the permission of them for good, though the instruments purpose harm by them; though he suffers the thing, yet he orders the issue of it, that instead of harming them, it shall do them a kindness: The Enemies of Gods people designed nothing less than their ruine, but God saith, By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, &c. Isa. 27 9. That which was intended to overturn, shall only try their faith, and make it the more illustrious, & advantageous to them, 1 Pet. 1.6, 7.
5. There are many things needful to help them to ⟨p. 574⟩glory, which this mercy takes care to supply them with. The believer depends on it in every step, and it fails him not; for,