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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 › Right Confession, its nature and usefulness. DOCTRINE. › Proposition 6: PROPOSITION VI.
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.
10. The Glory of God is much concerned in this Confession. It is suitably accommodated to the way in which God will exalt his name in the Salvation of Sinners; for,
1. Forgiveness of Sins is an act of Gods free favour to the Sinner. He was fallen under the Condemnation of the Law, and into the hand of Revenging Justice, the Sentence was past upon him that he must die, and it was righteous: he himself was utterly unable to satisfy for his own Guilt, nor was there a ransom price to be found in heaven or earth, among created beings, that would answer the demands of Justice, or buy off his penalty from him: If ever then he be delivered from the Wrath to come God must provide his own Satisfaction, and confer it upon the Sinner, gratis, and he must have it without money and price: Gods pardon is bestowed for his own name sake, Psal. 25.11.
1. Forgiveness of Sins is an act of Gods free favour to the Sinner. He was fallen under the Condemnation of the Law, and into the hand of Revenging Justice, the Sentence was past upon him that he must dy, and it was righteous: he himself was utterly unable to satisfie for his own Guilt, nor was there a ransom price to be found in heaven or earth, among created beings, that would answer the demands of Justice, or buy off his penalty from him: If ever then he be delivered from the Wrath to come God must provide his own Satisfaction, and conferr it upon the Sinner, gratis, and he must have it without money and price: Gods pardon is bestowed for his own name sake, Psal. 25.11.