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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.
3. That there are some seasons wherein there is greater advantage to seek & find God, than in other. The word, Time, in our Text, signifieth an Opportunity, it intimates a fit season. A work may be done ⟨p. 331⟩while there is time, but it is best and more readily done at some times. We are told that sometimes God is near, and that it is best then to Call upon him, Isa. 55.6. intimating that he may be far off, and then it will be more difficult. There are times when he is within call, and will answer at first; and times when we may call again & again, before we have an answer from him. Here,
3. That there are some seasons wherein there is greater advantage to seek & find God, than in other. The word, Time, in our Text, signifyeth an Opportunity, it intimates a fit season. A work may be done ⟨p. 331⟩while there is time, but it is best and more readily done at some times. We are told that sometimes God is near, and that it is best then to Call upon him, Isa. 55.6. intimating that he may be far off, and then it will be more difficult. There are times when he is within call, and will answer at first; and times when we may call again & again, before we have an answer from him. Here,
Quest. What are those seasons wherein we are peculiarly advantaged for the seeking and finding of God?
A. There are four seasons more especially for this.