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

It includes, so firm and understanding an assent to the truth of the whole Gospel Revelation; as that the soul is thereby brought, through the power of the Holy Ghost, sensibly to apprehend its former disobedience to God, and distance from him, the reasonableness of subjection to him and desirableness of blessedness in him; the necessity of a Redeemer to reconcile, and recover it to God; the accomplishments and designation of the Lord Jesus Christ to that purpose: And hence, a penitent and complacential return to God, as the supreme Authority, and sovereign Good, an humble and joyful acceptance of our Lord Jesus Christ as its Prince and Saviour, with submission to his Author•y, and reliance on his grace (the exercise of both which are founded in his blood) looking and pitching upon him, as the only medium, through which he and his duties can please God, or God and his mercies approach him: and through which he hath the confidence to venture upon a Covenant-acceptance of God, and surrender himself to him, afterward pursued to his uttermost, by a continued course of living in his fear and love, in obedience to him, and communion with him through the Mediator, always, while he is passing the time of his pilgrimage in this world, groaning under remaining sin, and pressing after perfect holiness: with an earnest expectation (animating him to a persevering patience through all ⟨p. 27⟩difficulties) of a blessed eternity in the other world.

It includes, so firm and understanding an assent to the truth of the whole Gospel Revelation; as that the soul is thereby brought, through the power of the Holy Ghost, sensibly to apprehend its former disobedience to God, and distance from him, the reasonableness of subjection to him and desirableness of blessedness in him; the necessity of a Redeemer to reconcile, and recover it to God; the accomplishments and designation of the Lord Jesus Christ to that purpose: And hence, a penitent and complacential return to God, as the supream Authority, and soveraign Good, an humble and joyful acceptance of our Lord Jesus Christ as its Prince and Saviour, with submission to his Author•y, and reliance on his grace (the exercise of both which are founded in his blood) looking and pitching upon him, as the only medium, through which he and his duties can please God, or God and his mercies approach him: and through which he hath the confidence to venture upon a Covenant-acceptance of God, and surrender himself to him, afterward pursued to his uttermost, by a continued course of living in his fear and love, in obedience to him, and communion with him through the Mediator, alwayes, while he is passing the time of his pilgrimage in this world, groaning under remaining sin, and pressing after perfect holiness: with an earnest expectation (animating him to a persevering patience through all