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Author: Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.
Title: 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]
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Print source: 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]
Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.
Boston in N.E.: Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Michael Perry., 1700.
Subject terms:
Happiness.
Christian life.
Sermons -- Collections.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N00802.0001.001
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TO THE READER.
The Truly Blessed Man: Or, the WAY to be Happy here, and for ever.
The Text Opened.
A Pardoned Man, is a Blessed Man. DOCTRINE I.
Gods forgiveness extends to all Sin. DOCTRINE. II.
Pardon removes the load of Sin from the Sinner. DOCTRINE. III.
Forgiveness Covereth Sin. DOCTRINE IV.
Pardon consists in the Non-Imputation of Sin. DOCTRINE V.
A Pardoned Man is one without Guile. DOCTRINE VI.
sermon
The Words Opened.
The distress of a Conscience burdened with Sin. DOCTRINE. I.
Guilt apprehended, Distressing to Gods Children. DOCTRINE II.
The danger and mischief of Sinful silence and evasions. DOCTRINE.
The distress of Conscience from Gods heavy hand. DOCTRINE.
sermon
Right Confession, its na|ture and usefulness. DOCTRINE.
PROPOSITION I.
PROPOSITION II.
PROPOSITION III.
PROPOSITION IV.
PROPOSITION V.
PROPOSITION VI.
Gods readiness to forgive on Penitent Confession. DOCTRINE.
sermon
Examples of Pardoned Sin|ners, our Encouragement DOCTRINE I.
Forgiveness obtained in the way of Prayer. DOCTRINE II.
God to be sought in a finding time. DOCTRINE. III.
The safety of pardoned ones in worst times. DOCTRINE.
sermon
God is the pardoned mans hiding place. DOCTRINE.
God will keep them from trou|ble, whose hiding place he is. DOCTRINE.
Faith engageth the heart in making returns to God for Deliverance. DOCTRINE.
sermon
The Text Opened.
Experienced Christians fittest to teach others. DOCTRINE I.
Particular Application, the best way of teaching. DOCTRINE II.
Divine Teachings are to guide us in our way. DOCTRINE III.
sermon
Contumacy to be avoided if we would have true peace. DOCTRINE I.
Vntractableness under means a note of brutishness. DOCTRINE. II.
To go no further in Gods Ser|vice than forced is an ill sign. DOCTRINE III.
sermon
The Words Opened.
Untractableness under means, a character of a wicked man. DOCTRINE. I.
Wicked mens Sorrows, great and innumerable. DOCTRINE II.
Faith the foundation of true Obedience. DOCTRINE III.
The Rewards of Obedience, fruits of meer mercy. DOCTRINE IV.
Every true believer is compassed with mercy. DOCTRINE V.
sermon
The Words Opened.
There are some Righteous in Gods account.
Vprightness of heart insepa|rable from a Righteous one.
The priviledge and duty of the Righteous & Vpright to rejoyce.
None but the Righteous can claim this priviledge.
The Righteous should alwayes Rejoyce.
The Righteous should Re|joyce abundantly.
They should give highest ex|pressions of their joy.
Our Rejoycing should be in the Lord.
The Application.
ERRATA.
THE Contents Of the principal matters, Contained in the foregoing TREATISE.