The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

1. The mere being and sincerity of those gracious principles with their essential Acts (as there is opportunity) expressed therein, in opposition to the nullity and insincerity of them.

1. The meer being and sincerity of those gracious principles with their essential Acts (as there is opportunity) expressed therein, in opposition to the nullity and insincerity of them.

2. All the possible degrees and improvements of such principles and acts, in opposition to any the least failure or defect. In the former respect, it measures the very offence of this Righteousness, and enjoins what concerns the being of the righteous man as such: in the latter, it measures all the super-added degrees of this righteousness, (which relations, where ⟨p. 19⟩they have a mutable foundation admit) enjoining what concern's the perfection of the righteous man. In the former respect, righteousness is opposed to wickedness, as in that of the Psalmist,¹ I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God— therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness. In the latter to sin, with which the Apostle makes unrighteousness coextent, in these words, If we say we have no sin re deceive our selves, &c. if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleans• us from all unrighteousness.

2. All the possible degrees and improvements of such principles and acts, in opposition to any the least failure or defect. In the former respect, it measures the very effence of this Righteousness, and enjons what concerns the being of the righteous man as such: in the latter, it measures all the super-added degrees of this righteousness, (which relations, where ⟨p. 19⟩