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

They do, now, in their present state, only enter into it; or hover about the borders. Their future assimilation to God in this; gives them a stated settlement of Spirit in this rest. They before did owe their tranquillity to their faith, now to their actual fruition. Their former acquiescence, and sedate temper was hence, that they believed God would deal well with them at last; their present, for that he hath done so. Those words have now their fullest sense (both as to the rest it self, which they mention; and the season of it) Return to thy rest, ¹O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. The occasions of trouble, and a ⟨p. 144⟩passive temper of Spirit, are ceased together. There is now no fear without, nor terror within. The rage of the world is now allayed, it storms no longer. Reproach and persecution have found a period. There is no more dragging before Tribunals, nor haling into Prisons; no more running into dens, and deserts; or wandering to and fro in Sheep-skins, and Goat-skins. And with the cessation of the external occasions of trouble, the inward dispositions thereto are also ceased: All infirmities of Spirit, tumultuating passions, unmortified corruptions, doubts, or imperfect knowledge of the love of God, are altogether vanished and done away for ever.

They do, now, in their present state, only enter into it; or hover about the borders. Their future assimilation to God in this; gives them a stated settlement of Spirit in this rest. They before did owe their tranquillity to their faith, now to their actual fruition. Their former acquiescency, and sedate temper was hence, that they believed God would deal well with them at last; their present, for that he hath done so. Those words have now their fullest sense (both as to the rest it self, which they mention; and the season of it) Return to thy rest, ¹O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. The occasions of trouble, and a ⟨p. 144⟩passive temper of Spirit, are ceased together. There is now no fear without, nor terror within. The rage of the world is now allay'd, it storms no longer. Reproach and persecution have found a period. There is no more dragging before Tribunals, nor haling into Prisons; no more running into dens, and deserts; or wandring to and fro in Sheep-skins, and Goat-skins. And with the cessation of the external occasions of trouble, the inward dispositions thereto are also ceased: All infirmities of Spirit, tumultuating passions, unmortified corruptions, doubts, or imperfect knowledge of the love of God, are altogether vanished and done away for ever.