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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. There are these things which at present they have in hand; which surpasseth all that the world can mention or think of, 1 Cor. 2.9. The earnests and forecasts of the glory to be revealed in them, have so much sweetness as is sufficient to draw forth their joy: Now their sins are pardoned, and persons justified, Rom. 5.1. Now they are the Adopted Children of God, 1 Joh. 3 2. They have now a Father to care, and provide for, and defend them, a Comforter to lead and conduct them, an Advocate with the Father for them, substantial Promises to live on, a Convoy of Glorious Angels to attend on them; in a word, there is nothing good for them, that ⟨p. 600⟩shall be withheld from them, Psal. 34 9, 10. 84 11.
2. And there are greater things which they have in hope, from which there results abundant occasion for their rejoicing. We are told of such a joy, Rom. 5.2. And well may we rejoice in it, whether we consider the nature of the hope; it is sure, and cannot fail them; an hope that will not make them ashamed, ver. 5. Being built on sure promises made by a God that cannot lie, Tit. 1.2. Heb. 6.18, 19▪ Or the things themselves which they have in this hope, which are such as will make them perfectly and for ever blessed in the fruition of them▪ Their names are written in heaven, Luk 10.20. They are registered in the Lambs book of life, which admits of no lots; they have a great reward reserved for them,