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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.
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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.
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 wi•hall; & 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.
3. There are none that do so resent the need of forgiveness as the Godly when under Conviction. For,
1. The anger of God is more terrible to them than to others. Others indeed may be more slavishly afraid, but these have a more genuine fear of it, Psal. 119. 120. My flesh trembleth for fear of thee. The most genuine fear is filial, and that which is grounded in love. A gracious Soul valueth the Love of God more than life it self, & therefore his anger is awful to him: he hath felt the bitterness of it, and that maketh him to dread it.