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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 › Doctrine 2: Forgiveness obtained in the way of Prayer. DOCTRINE II.
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. It is the disposition of every gracious Soul thus to pray. I do not mean that they are always actually engaged in it; they may sometimes keep silence, as David, Verse 3. But that there is a principle in them disposing to this, and will sooner or later put them upon it: and there are these things that will make it clear.
1. The Grace in a Believer, not only fits him for, but also inclines him to Universal Obedience. Grace is put into us as a principle of Obedience; now it is of the nature of every principle that it hath a tendency to the reaching of its end: and it is universal Obedience that we were made for, and for ⟨p. 294⟩which we are Sanctified by the Spirit: and the new Nature, is ever aspiring after new Obedience.
1. The Grace in a Beli•ver, not only fits him for, but also enclines him to Universal Obedience. Grace is put into us as a principle of Obedience; now it is of the nature of every principle that it hath a tendency to the reaching of its end: and it is universal Obedience that we were made for, and for ⟨p. 294⟩which we are Sanctifyed by the Spirit: and the new Nature, is ever aspiring after new Obedience.
2. That Godly men do often stand in need of new forgiveness. This hath already been considered. There is new provocation given to God by every folly that we labour of, and defile our Consciences withal; & we are under an apprehension of Guilt, till God hath forgiven us these sins; nor can we have peace within, till we obtain this; ves. 3, 4.