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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 › The danger and mischief of Sinful silence and evasions. DOCTRINE.
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.
2. When they have committed Sin, they study ways to hide it from mens cognizance. Their business is not to get it pardoned, but to keep it from taking air, and coming out against them; they seek not to have Christ to cover it under the Robe of his Righteousness, but get covers of their own to throw over […] and this must needs proceed from a root of Atheism, presuming there is no danger if men cannot prove it; and this they endeavour.
2. When they have committed Sin, they study ways to hide it from mens cognizance. Their business is not to get it pardoned, but to keep it from taking air, and coming out against them; they seek not to have Christ to cover it under the Robe of his Righteousness, but get covers of their own to throw over 〈…〉 and this must needs proceed from a root of Atheism, presuming there is no danger if men cannot prove it; and this they endeavour.
1. By seeking to shift it off to others, and make • cover of them for it. When David had committed Adultery, he sends for Uriah ▪ and he must father the illegitimate Child, 2 Sam. 11.6. And thus Adam would put off the blame of the First Transgression to Eve, Gen 3 12, 13.
2. By adding other grievous sins to prevent that sins coming to light. And it is sad to see how far this temptation will lead men, what horrid things did David do to hide his Adultery? first he makes Uriah drunk, hoping so to send him home, and when tha• would not do, he contrives his death,