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A66111 The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being the substance of divers sermons preached on Psalm XXXII / by Samuel Willard. Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707. 1700 (1700) Wing W2298; ESTC R30205 358,966 674

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a_o answer_n to_o it_o and_o if_o sin_n can_v ●e_v charge_v on_o you_o how_o can_v you_o excuse_v your_o ●lves_n from_o be_v guilty_a except_o you_o have_v already_o obtain_v a_o pardon_n you_o be_v in_o your_o natural_a state_n under_o the_o law_n and_o your_o outward_a relation_n to_o the_o gospel_n do_v not_o discharge_v you_o from_o it_o how_o vain_o soever_o you_o please_v yourselves_o with_o it●_n and_o if_o so_o consider_v rom._n 3._o 19_o every_o mouth_n sh●_n be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n find_v guilty_a tha●_n law_n which_o have_v hold_v on_o you_o say_v
all_o the●_n thing_n have_v their_o weight_n and_o consideration_n in_o right_a confession_n of_o sin_n and_o hence_o to_o a_o righ●_n confession_n four_o thing_n be_v requisite_a 1._o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o fact_n for_o if_o 〈◊〉_d deny_v the_o thing_n itself_o we_o by_o consequence_n de●_n the_o sin_n he_o that_o say_v i_o have_v not_o do_v this_o no●_n omit_v that_o do_v whole_o justify_v himself_o in_o th●_n regard_n for_o if_o there_o be_v not_o the_o act_n there_o cann●_n be_v the_o obliquity_n of_o it_o which_o be_v a_o law_n respect_n a●_n hear_v to_o it_o when_o gehezi_n say_v thy_o servant_n 〈◊〉_d no_o whither_o 2_o king_n 5._o 28._o he_o seek_v so_o to_o acqu●_n himself_o from_o blame_n 2._o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o the_o fa●_n not_o only_o that_o we_o have_v do_v but_o have_v sin_v 〈◊〉_d so_o do_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o own_o a_o fact_n another_o to_o confess_v a_o sin_n there_o be_v many_o a_o man_n do_v miss_v and_o will_v not_o deny_v what_o he_o have_v do_v b●_n justifi_v himself_o stand_v on_o his_o innocency_n he_o ha●_n do_v well_o and_o need_v not_o be_v ashamed_a this_v not_o to_o confess_v sin_n so_o the_o pharisee_n luke_n 16._o 1●_n ●e_n be_v they_o that_o justify_v yourselves_o and_o ephra●_n 〈◊〉_d 12._o 8._o in_o all_o my_o labour_n they_o shall_v find_v no_o iniqui●_n in_o i_o we_o shall_v find_v a_o right_a confession_n of_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d express_v job_n 33._o 27._o dan._n 9_o 7._o 3._o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o gild_n contract_v by_o be_v sin_n gild_n be_v a_o relation_n cleave_v to_o sin_n by_o the_o law_n which_o say_v the_o soul_n that_o sin_v shall_v die_v ●nd_v there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a confession_n of_o sin_n without_o ●aking_v this_o gild_n upon_o we_o nor_o be_v it_o enough_o to_o confess_v it_o be_v so_o according_a to_o the_o law_n for_o the_o heart_n ●ay_v have_v a_o prejudice_n against_o the_o law_n on_o this_o account_v and_o think_v it_o unjust_a but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o ●quitting_v of_o the_o law_n as_o paul_n rom._n 7._o 14._o the_o law_n be_v spiritual_a but_o i_o be_o carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n ●nd_v verse_n 12._o the_o command_n be_v holy_a just_a and_o ●od_a it_o must_v be_v such_o a_o confession_n as_o acknow●edgeth_v our_o merit_n that_o to_o we_o belong_v confusion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d dan._n 9_o 8._o god_n must_v be_v clear_v in_o all_o his_o ●ghteous_a severity_n his_o justice_n vindicate_v by_o we_o psal_n 51._o 4._o that_o thou_o may_v be_v just_a when_o tho●●udgest_v 4._o a_o put_v all_o the_o aggravation_n to_o the_o sin_n in_o our_o ●knowledgment_n of_o it_o not_o only_o a_o say_n we_o have_v ●inned_v but_o we_o must_v lay_v it_o open_v in_o its_o circumstance_n how_o do_v the_o psalmist_n express_v himself_o psal_n ●5_n 11._o and_o moses_n exod._n 32._o 31._o and_o that_o good_a ●an_v ezra_n 9_o 6._o etc._n etc._n a_o pharaoh_n can_v say_v i_o have_v ●ned_v pray_v for_o i_o but_o we_o must_v see_v ourselves_o ●le_v and_o for_o that_o 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grace_n and_o mercy_n be_v in_o this_o exalt_v glorious_o and_o as_o his_o justice_n must_v be_v secure_v from_o wrong_n yea_o and_o triumph_v in_o it_o so_o there_o be_v his_o holiness_n here_o to_o be_v display_v for_o god_n will_v be_v holy_a in_o all_o his_o do_n psal_n 145._o 17._o now_o the_o holiness_n of_o god_n have_v a_o special_a concern_v here_o in_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o hatred_n he_o bear_v to_o sin_n notwithstanding_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o the_o person_n who_o he_o pardon_v and_o if_o god_n shall_v forgive_v the_o sinner_n and_o yet_o not_o take_v away_o his_o guile_n or_o purge_v he_o from_o his_o sin_n and_o overturn_v the_o dominion_n of_o it_o he_o will_v seem_v not_o only_o to_o love_v the_o person_n but_o approve_v of_o his_o iniquity_n contrary_a to_o hab._n 1._o 13._o on_o this_o account_n wicked_a man_n who_o for_o the_o present_a escape_n punishment_n think_v so_o psal_n 50._o 21._o and_o therefore_o to_o vindicate_v his_o holiness_n 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comprehend_v in_o it_o it_o be_v the_o condemnation_n which_o pass_v upon_o he_o by_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o suffer_v the_o misery_n that_o be_v before_o threaten_v the_o threaten_n be_v hypothetical_n and_o as_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o covenant_n no_o man_n be_v actual_o curse_v by_o it_o but_o when_o the_o sinner_n have_v do_v the_o thing_n to_o which_o the_o threaten_a be_v annex_v it_o now_o become_v positive_a and_o condemn_v he_o actual_o and_o therefore_o unbeliever_n be_v say_v to_o be_v condemn_v already_o joh_n 3._o 18._o and_o now_o the_o man_n be_v accurse_v by_o god_n and_o by_o his_o holy_a law_n and_o henceforward_o he_o be_v under_o the_o sentence_n which_o bind_v he_o to_o suffer_v all_o those_o misery_n
ezek._n 18._o 4._o and_o whether_o for_o the_o present_a he_o suffer_v they_o or_o no_o yet_o they_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o the_o person_n condemn_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o death_n or_o a_o dead_a man_n because_o he_o be_v so_o in_o law_n 5._o that_o all_o wicked_a man_n till_o they_o be_v convert_v abide_v under_o the_o curse_n that_o all_o man_n fall_v under_o it_o we_o observe_v now_o it_o must_v needs_o remain_v on_o they_o till_o they_o be_v some_o way_n deliver_v if_o there_o be_v no_o way_n of_o deliverance_n there_o be_v no_o escape_n to_o be_v hope_v for_o but_o if_o there_o be_v he_o must_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o way_n and_o therefore_o till_o man_n be_v so_o they_o remain_v where_o they_o be_v there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n reveal_v and_o that_o be_v by_o jesus_n christ_n through_o who_o ●e_n be_v rescue_v from_o the_o curse_n gal._n 3._o 12._o and_o those_o that_o obtain_v it_o by_o he_o do_v so_o in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o as_o the_o term_n of_o the_o new-covenant_n declare_v and_o there_o be_v a_o double_a deliverance_n viz._n from_o the_o gild_n in_o which_o the_o curse_n lie_v and_o from_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n which_o ever_o attend_v the_o former_a and_o do_v of_o these_o be_v apply_v in_o conversion_n till_o which_o man_n be_v under_o the_o first_o covenant_n and_o so_o under_o the_o curse_n gal._n 3._o 10_o and_o god_n wrath_n abide_v on_o they_o joh._n 3._o 36._o so_o that_o a_o man_n must_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n before_o he_o be_v free_v from_o this_o sentence_n 6._o that_o though_o godly_a man_n do_v suffer_v some_o of_o these_o sorrow_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o their_o portion_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o god_n choice_a servant_n do_v meet_v with_o the_o same_o affliction_n that_o be_v put_v into_o the_o curse_n and_o may_v as_o to_z what_o be_v visible_a undergo_v they_o in_o as_o hard_a or_o hard_a measure_n than_o many_o ungodly_a do_v yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o do_v not_o receive_v they_o as_o any_o part_n of_o their_o portion_n by_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n for_o 1._o they_o be_v but_o some_o of_o these_o sorrow_n that_o they_o mut_n withal_o and_o indeed_o the_o least_o of_o they_o too_o these_o sorrow_n be_v some_o of_o they_o suffer_v in_o this_o life_n other_o be_v reserve_v for_o hereafter_o which_o be_v the_o consummation_n and_o top_n of_o all_o but_o god_n child_n be_v put_v out_o of_o danger_n of_o they_o and_o it_o be_v only_a i●_n this_o life_n a_o little_a while_n that_o they_o meet_v with_o trouble_n and_o though_o they_o may_v be_v trouble_v both_o i●_n body_n and_o mind_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o fo●_n a_o season_n 1_o pet._n 6._o and_o these_o under_o such_o moderation_n as_o infin●_n wisdom_n please_v and_o let_v they_o be_v what_o they_o w●_n their_o latter_a end_n be_v peace_n psal_n 37._o 37._o whereas_o ●●_o belong_v to_o ungodly_a man_n positive_o 2._o and_o the_o curse_n be_v whole_o take_v out_o of_o those_o sorrow_n which_o they_o do_v undergo_v they_o be_v indeed_o cross_n to_o they_o but_o not_o curse_n god_n have_v remove_v that_o a_o affliction_n be_v a_o curse_n when_o it_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o god_n mere_a wrath_n and_o derive_v through_o the_o threaten_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n but_o the_o believer_n be_v no_o long_o under_o that_o covenant_n rom._n 6._o 14._o christ_n have_v bear_v the_o curse_n though_o he_o be_v please_v that_o his_o redeem_a shall_v bear_v the_o cross_n god_n have_v take_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o his_o people_n of_o christ_n their_o surety_n and_o so_o revenge_a justice_n be_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v in_o the_o affliction_n that_o god_n child_n meet_v with_o in_o this_o world_n 3._o hence_o all_o these_o sorrow_n of_o they_o be_v sanctify_v to_o they_o into_o benefit_n though_o they_o have_v the_o nature_n of_o evil_n still_o in_o they_o as_o they_o be_v grievous_a to_o we_o yet_o as_o they_o be_v make_v profitable_a so_o they_o have_v a_o goodness_n in_o they_o for_o we_o heb._n 12._o 11._o they_o belong_v to_o another_o covenant_n in_o which_o god_n have_v undertake_v the_o discipline_n of_o his_o child_n in_o order_n to_o their_o be_v make_v meet_v for_o the_o glory_n to_o be_v reveal_v in_o they_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 6_o 7._o and_o they_o be_v under_o the_o influence_n of_o his_o spirit_n make_v beneficial_a to_o they_o rom._n 8._o 28._o we_o be_v therefore_o tell_v what_o they_o be_v for_o and_o what_o they_o shall_v b●_n to_o they_o in_o the_o event_n isa_n 27._o 9_o and_o so_o their_o present_a sorrow_n be_v use_v as_o mean_n to_o prevent_v their_o suffering_n those_o hereafter_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 32._o whereas_o what_o wicked_a man_n suffer_v here_o be_v but_o the_o begin_n of_o ●●rrows_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n these_o belong_v to_o the_o ●●ints_n inventory_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 22._o 7._o though_o wicked_a man_n be_v sometime_o reprieve_v for_o the_o present_a and_o enjoy_v much_o ease_n and_o outward_a prosperity_n yet_o these_o sorrow_n be_v their_o portion_n and_o proper_o belong_v to_o their_o birthright_n for_o 1._o as_o long_o as_o they_o remain_v wicked_a the_o curse_n lie_v upon_o they_o they_o be_v bear_v under_o it_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o be_v of_o the_o progeny_n of_o fall_v adam_n eph._n 2._o 3._o and_o no_o wicked_a man_n while_o so_o be_v discharge_v from_o it_o if_o ever_o god_n pardon_v a_o sinner_n he_o sanctify_v he_o too_o and_o then_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v wicked_a but_o till_o then_o he_o abide_v in_o the_o state_n into_o which_o the_o apostasy_n have_v deject_v he_o 2._o hence_o all_o the_o misery_n contain_v in_o the_o curse_n must_v needs_o belong_v to_o they_o a_o man_n may_v be_v a_o heir_n who_o be_v not_o in_o full_a possession_n and_o though_o sinner_n do_v not_o for_o the_o present_n feel_v those_o misery_n they_o be_v nevertheless_o they_o because_o they_o be_v adjudge_v to_o they_o and_o the_o psalmist_n give_v a_o summary_n of_o their_o inventory_n psal_n 11._o 6._o 3._o they_o be_v therefore_o reserve_v for_o these_o sorrow_n and_o they_o for_o they_o god_n have_v lay_v they_o up_o in_o his_o treasure_n to_o be_v keep_v till_o their_o time_n come_v &_o they_o be_v ripe_a for_o they_o and_o they_o be_v mean_a while_n treasure_v up_o wrath_n rom._n 2._o 4._o and_o be_v reserve_v for_o it_o job_n 21._o 30._o and_o that_o for_o they_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 17._o judas_n 13._o and_o they_o be_v so_o keep_v as_o neither_o by_o power_n not_o policy_n can_v they_o escape_v the_o curse_n hold_v they_o ●ast_v as_o a_o prison_n and_o fetter_n and_o they_o can_v get_v themselves_o loose_a 4._o and_o therefore_o in_o due_a time_n they_o shall_v receive_v they_o delay_n be_v not_o discharge_v they_o may_v escape_v for_o a_o while_n but_o the_o curse_n will_v work_v it_o sel●_n out_o god_n be_v not_o forgetful_a of_o they_o nor_o reconcile_v to_o they_o and_o though_o patient_a at_o present_a they_o shall_v have_v all_o at_o the_o last_o in_o full_a 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