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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.
1. To Chief Sinners. Paul is a witness for this, ⟨p. 258⟩1 Tim. 1.15. And he tells us what he had been, verse 13. And let Manasseh stand forth on this account, what a monster of Sin he was, uses 2 Chron. 33. begin. Yet he obtained mercy and pardon upon his seeking God, and humbling himself before him.
1. To Chief Sinners. Paul is a witness for this, ⟨p. 258⟩1 Tim. 1.15. And he tells us what he had been, verse 13. And let Manasseh stand forth on this account, what a monster of Sin he was, •ses 2 Chron. 33. begin. Yet he obtained mercy and pardon upon his seeking God, and humbling himself before him.
2. To the greatest of Sins. This is consequent on the former, yet hath its peculiar remarks. Look no farther than the instance of David: how grievous were his Sins which he perpetrated in his Murder and Adultery? and this is supposed to be the very case on which he makes this precious remark in our Text. And were not Manasseh's Sins also of the biggest size, and yet were forgiven him.
2. To the greatest of Sins. This is consequent on the former, yet hath its peculiar remarks. Look no farther than the instance of David: how grievous were his Sins which he perpetrated in his Murder and Adultery? and this is supposed to be the very cise on which he makes this precious remark in our Text. And were not Manasseh's Sins also of the biggest size, and yet were forgiven him.