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

2. There is a just and laudable imitation of God, a likeness to him, that is matter of command, praise, and promise, as wherein both the duty, excellency and blessedness of the reasonable creature doth consist; and which is in some respect inseparable from the nature of man.¹ We are required to be followers of God,² as dear Children (imitators the word is) David is commended as a man after Gods own heart (though but now we saw, in another, with what disdain and indignation it was resented, that he did set his heart, as the heart of God.)³ The new Creature, the new Man, the first fruits,⁴ (as he is called) the flower of the Creation is made after God. Saints expect upon the assurance of his word, to be more fully like him, as we see in the text, and parallel places. Yea man was made at first with a concreate similitude to God, which we know was the counsel of Heaven, and the result and issue of that counsel. Gen. 1. 26, 27. This is evident enough in it self, and needs no more words. But to make a further step in this business, observe next.

2. There is a just and laudable imitation of God, a likenesse to him, that is matter of command, praise, and promise, as wherein both the duty, excellency and blessednesse of the reasonable creature doth consist; and which is in some respect inseperable from the nature of man.¹ We are required to be followers of God,² as dear Children (imitaters the word is) David is commended as a man after Gods own heart (though but now we saw, in another, with what disdain and indignation it was resented, that he did set his heart, as the heart of God.)³ The new Creature, the new Man, the first fruits,