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The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /
The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ...
printed by Sarah Griffin for Samuel Thomson, 1668
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.
That a reasonable creature, yet untainted with sin, could not but have a temper of mind ⟨p. 23⟩suitable to such apprehensions as these, Viz. That as it was not the Author of being to it self, so it ought not principally to study the pleasing and serving of it self, but him, who gave it being: that it can no more continue and perfect it self unto blessedness, than it could create it self; and can therefore have no expectation hereof, but from the same Author of its being: And hence that it must respect, and eye the great God, its Creator, and Maker, as
That a reasonable creature, yet untainted with sin, could not but have a temper of mind ⟨p. 23⟩•uteable to such apprehensions as these, Viz. That as it was not the Author of being to it self, so it ought not principally to study the pleasing and serving of it self, but him, who gave it being: that it can no more continue and perfect it self unto blessedness, than it could create it self; and can therefore have no expectation hereof, but from the same Author of its being: And hence that it must respect, and eye the great God, its Creator, and Maker, as
The Sovereign Authority whom it was to fear, and obey. Sovereign Good whom it was to love, and enjoy. But because it can perform no duty, to him, without knowing what he will have it do; nor have any particular expectation of savours from him, without knowing what he will please to bestow: and is therefore obliged to attend to the revelations of his Will concerning both these. It is therefore necessary, that he eye him under a notion introductive, and subservient to all the operations, that are to be exerted towards him, under the two former notions: i. e. as the Eternal never failing Truth, safely to be depended on, as intending nothing of deceit in any the revelations, whether of his righteous Will, concerning matter of duty to be done, or of his good Will, concerning matter of benefit to be expected and enjoyed.