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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.
2. They are within the reach of the means. If they were beyond the opportunity of Gospel Ordinances, of our counsels and prayers, our business ⟨p. 327⟩with them would be over; but while they enjoy these privileges, they may be taken by them: God may still send a word, which may stop them in their wicked and vain courses, and rouse them up to seek after him; though they have despised offered mercy, God can be too hard for them, and melt them.
2. They are within the reach of the means. If they were beyond the opportunity of Gospel Ordinances, of our counsels and prayers, our business ⟨p. 327⟩with them would be over; but while they enjoy these priviledges, they may be taken by them: God may still send a word, which may stop them in their wicked and vain courses, and rouse them up to seek after him; though they have despised offered mercy, God can be too hard for them, and melt them.
3. There are the examples of such as have sought God at last, and found him. In their month they were taken. Yea, What doth God himself say of such? Isa. 57.17, 18. He knows how to glorify his grace, and get him honour on such; and he will have them to be monuments of his mercy in whom he will be admired for ever. Despair not; there are some whom we must save with fear, Jude 25.
3. There are the examples of such as have sought God at last, and found him. In their month they were taken. Yea, What doth God himself say of such? Isa. 57.17, 18. He knows how to glorifie his grace, and get him honour on such; and he will have them to be monuments of his mercy in whom he will be admired for ever. Despair not; there are some whom we must save with fear,