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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 › Gods readiness to forgive on Penitent Confession. 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.
Gods readiness to forgive on Penitent Confession. DOCTRINE.
GOD is exceeding ready to Forgive the truly Penitent, upon their humble Confession, how great soever their Sins have been. The Psalmist here commends God to us for one wonderfully prone to pardon penitent Sinners, upon his own very large experience. What this Confession is hath been already observed under the former Doctrine. Here therefore we may further Enquire.
1. What is implied in this forgiveness?
2. Wherein the readiness of God to forgive is discovered?
2. Wherin the readiness of God to forgive is discovered?
3. What influence such Confession hath to the obtaining this forgiveness?