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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.
5. It takes away the terrors of the Grave. It doth not indeed prevent the death of Gods people, but it takes off the horror of it. Death is called the King of Terrors, and well may it be so to the unpardoned Sinner, for it is his passport into endless miseries: and a dreadful thing it is, to be in expectation of dying, and horribly afraid ⟨p. 16⟩to die, as the awakened […], under such an apprehension; and the very […] is, because he is not forgiven: But this […] is here also safe, we read, Rom. 8.10. The ••dy is dead by reason of sin, but the Spirit is life, because of righteousness; and this is his consolation under the apprehension of his great Change. What could Paul say? 2 Cor. 5.1. and how willingly could Job live waiting for his Change! Job 14.14. this is it that unstings death, 1 Cor. 15.55.
5. It takes away the terrours of the Grave. It doth not indeed prevent the death of Gods people, but it takes off the horror of it. Death is called the King of Terrours, and well may it be so to the unpardoned Sinner, for it is his pasport into endless miseries: and a dreadful thing it is, to be in expectation of dying, and horribly afraid ⟨p. 16⟩to dy, as the awakened 〈…〉, under such an apprehension; and the very 〈…〉 is, because he is not forgiven: But this 〈…〉 is here also safe, we read, Rom. 8.10. The ••dy is dead by reason of sin, but the Spirit is life, because of righteousness; and this is his consolation under the apprehension of his great Change. What could Paul say?