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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 3: God to be sought in a finding time. DOCTRINE. III.
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.
9. The longer you delay, the harder work you will find of it. It is the most unhappy way of arguing, for men to plead, they shall be better disposed afterward, when they grow into years, or their youthful lusts are tired out, or worldly business a little over, and in better order, &c. Assure your selves, he that is not ready to day, will be more unready to morrow: it is the deceitfulness of sin, to use delays on such pretences, while sin taketh faster hold, and gets deeper rooting; and custom in sin adds a second nature. When lust pleads hereafter, the true meaning is never. For helps in this affair;
9. The longer you delay, the harder work you will find of it. It is the most unhappy way of arguing, for men to plead, they shall be better disposed afterward, when they grow into years, or their youthful lusts are tired out, or wordly business a little over, and in better order, &c. Assure your selves, he that is not ready to day, will be more unready to morrow: it is the deceitfulness of sin, to use delays on such p•etences, while sin taketh faster hold, and gets deeper rooting; and custom in sin adds a second nature. When lust pleads hereafter, the true meaning is never. For helps in this affair;
1. Resolve on this to be the first and most necessary thing. It is a point of prudence to be rightly informed in this matter. The most that perish for ever, have this plea to make for themselves, that they minded that which they accounted most necessary, yielding to the pleadings, and importunities of the flesh; but weigh things in an equal balance: enquire what will be of greatest moment to you when you come to part with time, and think that to be so now: And I am […] that will be the favour of God.
1. Resolve on this to be the first and most necessary thing. It is a point of prudence to be rightly informed in this matter. The most that perish for ever, have this plea to make for themselves, that they minded that which they accounted most necessary, yielding to the pleadings, and importunities of the flesh; but weigh things in an equal ballance: enquire what will be of greatest moment to you when you come to part with time, and think that to be so now: And I am that will be the favour of God.