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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 1: The distress of a Conscience burdened with Sin. DOCTRINE. I.
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3. This eats out the Comfort of every thing, and maketh all bitter to him. He is now a Magor Missabib, like Pashur, Jer. 20.3, 4. And is ready with them, Rev. 6.16. To tire mountains with cries to fall upon him. He looks on every thing to be armed in Gods quarrel, and ready to seize him for the terrible appearance of his Judge: and he knows no• whether to go but is Restless as the Raging Sea, Isa. 57.20. And who but he that is under it, can tell what a distress it is?
3. This eats out the Comfort of every thing, and maketh all bitter to him. He is now a Magor Missabib, like Pashur, Jer. 20.3, 4. And is ready with them, Rev. 6.16. To tire mountains with cryes to fall upon him. He looks on every thing to be armed in Gods quarrel, and ready to sieze him for the terrible appearance of his Judge: and he knows no• whether to go but is Restless as the Raging Sea, Isa. 57.20. And who but he that is under it, can tell what a distress it is?
USE. I. This might be improved for the removing a cavil that is apt to be made, viz. If it be so, why do flagitious Sinners lead the merriest Lives, are they not so described? Job 21.13. Psal. 73.4, 5. And how many are cheated by this delusion. But let it be here observed.