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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.
USE III. To excite and encourage us to endeavour to bring others to seek God. Are there not those to whom we are bound in duty to endeavour their Salvation, and for whom we are solicitous that they may be saved? Let us then from the consideration of the truth in hand,
USE III. To excite and encourage us to endeavour to bring others to seek God. Are there not those to whom we are bound in duty to endeavour their Salvation, and for whom we are sollicitous that they may be saved? Let us then from the consideration of the truth in hand,
1. Be excited to do it presently. Do not delay it: call upon whom now, use means with them now: ⟨p. 325⟩let us not adjourn the duty, but use all earnestness and importunity in pursuance of it: Consider then;
1. Be excited to do it presently. Do not delay it: call upon w•em now, use means with them now: ⟨p. 325⟩let us not adjourn the duty, but use all earnestness and importunity in pursuance of it: Consider then;
1. It is now the time for it. This is a finding time: are they young? it is the best season for them to seek and find God in, Prov. 8.17. Hence that advice, Eccl. 12.1. You have now all advantages before you to pursue this business to effect, they enjoy the Gospel means; it is also the best opportunity to press them to this, whiles there are these helps to promote it you will never have a more convenient season.