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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 distress of Conscience from Gods heavy hand. 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.
4. He often doth this to give solemn warning to others. His Judgments are to learn men Righteousness, Isa. 26.9. He sometimes setteth up in sight some Monuments of his Severity, that Israel ⟨p. 182⟩may hear and fear, and be cautioned. When such things befall wicked men, they should fright others of their Companions from their lewd courses, and God expects it, Dan. 5.22. And they should caution Godly men to be the more wary: and when such things befall Gods Children, how loudly doth it speak to the Ungodly to consider it, if it be thus done in the green tree, what shall be in the dry? And either men will take warning, or their Guilt will be increased by it.
4. He often doth this to give solemn warning to others. His Judgments are to learn men Righteousness, Isa. 26.9. He sometimes setteth up in sight some Monuments of his Severity, that Israel ⟨p. 182⟩may hear and fear, and be cautioned. When such things befal wicked men, they should fright others of their Companions from their lewd courses, and God expects it, Dan. 5.22. And they should caution Godly men to be the more wary: and when such things befall Gods Children, how loudly doth it speak to the Ungodly to consider it, if it be thus done in the green tree, what shall be in the dry? And either men will take warning, or their Guilt will be encreased by it.