That is our point; the blessedness of any man or woman does not consist in the enjoyment of any thing in all this world, but in the free grace of God forgiving of his sin; It neither consists in any thing we can do or have, but in the free grace of God forgiving of sin; and that is the meaning of that Text, Rom. 4, 6, 7. which St. Paul cites from this place of Scripture, observe it, 'tis to this very purpose, even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are they whose Iniquities are forgiven, and whose Sins are covered. The scope of the Apostle in this place is, to declare the blessing of Abraham the father of the faithful, consisted not in any thing he had or did, but in the free grace of God forgiving of his sin, Gal. 4.15. says Paul, Where is the blessedness you spake of? for, I bear you record, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes, and given them to me: Where is then the blessedness you spake of? What's the meaning of this blessedness? certainly this blessedness in my Text, it was this blessed doctrine St. Paul being first that brought it to the Galatians, concerning the free Justification of a poor soul by faith in Jesus Christ, in the free pardon and remission of his sin by faith in Christ; this is the blessedness spoken of: Now, because the Galatians at the first hearing of this doctrine were so mightily taken with it, that they cried out, O this is a blessed doctrine; Remission of Sin by the free grace of God through faith in Christ, O this is the blessedest doctrine that ever we heard; they were so taken with it, that if possible, they would have plucked out their eyes for Paul, that brought them such a doctrine as this at their first hearing and receiving of it. But afterwards, the Galatians were turned aside by false Teachers, that had taken off the edge of their affections to this blessed Truth. Now Paul coming to reprove them, says, Where is then the blessedness you spake of, there was a time ⟨p. 5⟩when I first taught you the Doctrine of the free forgiveness of sin by faith in Christ, and you said it was a blessed Doctrine, and your hearts were mightily taken with it, where is it now? How comes it to pass that your hearts are so taken off from the esteem you then had of it? Where is then the blessedness you spake of?
That is our point; the blessedness of any man or woman does not consist in the enjoyment of any thing in all this world, but in the free grace of God forgiving of his sin; It neither consists in any thing we can do or have, but in the free grace of God forgiving of sin; and that is the meaning of that Text, Rom. 4, 6, 7. which St. Paul cites from this place of Scripture, observe it, 'tis to this very purpose, even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are they whose Iniquities are forgiven, and whose Sins are covered. The scope of the Apostle in this place is, to declare the blessing of Abraham the father of the faithful, consisted not in any thing he had or did, but in the free grace of God forgiving of his sin, Gal. 4.15. says Paul, Where is the blessedness you spake of? for, I bear you record, if possible, you would have pluckt out your own eyes, and given them to me: Where is then the blessedness you spake of? What's the meaning of this blessedness? certainly this blessedness in my Text, it was this blessed doctrine St. Paul being first that brought it to the Gallatians, concerning the free Justification of a poor soul by faith in Jesus Christ, in the free pardon and remission of his sin by faith in Christ; this is the blessedness spoken of: Now, because the Galatians at the first hearing of this doctrine were so mightily taken with it, that they cry'd out, O this is a blessed doctrine; Remission of Sin by the free grace of God through faith in Christ, O this is the blessedest doctrine that ever we heard; they were so taken with it, that if possible, they would have pluckt out their eyes for Paul, that brought them such a doctrine as this at their first hearing and receiving of it. But afterwards, the Galatians were turn'd aside by false Teachers, that had taken off the edge of their affections to this blessed Truth. Now Paul coming to reprove them, says, Where is then the blessedness you spake of, there was a time ⟨p. 5⟩when I first taught you the Doctrine of the free forgiveness of sin by faith in Christ, and you said it was a blessed Doctrine, and your hearts were mightily taken with it, where is it now? How comes it to pass that your hearts are so taken off from the esteem you then had of it? Where is then the blessedness you spake of?
