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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.
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.
The Soveraign Authority whom it was to fear, and obey. Soveraign 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.
That Man did apostatize and revolt from God, as considered under these several notions: ⟨p. 24⟩And returns to him, when an holy rectitude is recovered, and he again becomes righteous, considered under the same.
That Man did apostatize and revolt from God, as considered under these severall notions: