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

Now may the glorified Saint say, I here see ⟨p. 154⟩the end the Lord Jesus came into the world for. I see for what he was lift up, made a spectacle; that he might be a transforming one. What the effusions of his Spirit were for; why it so earnestly strove with my way-ward heart. I now behold in my own soul, the fruit of the travel of his Soul. This was the project of redeeming love, the design of all-powerful Gospel grace. Glorious achievement! blessed end of that great, and notable undertaking! happy issue of that high design!

Now may the glorified Saint say, I here see ⟨p. 154⟩the end the Lord Jesus came into the world for. I see for what he was lift up, made a spectacle; that he might be a transforming one. What the effusions of his Spirit were for; why it so earnestly strove with my way-ward heart. I now behold in my own soul, the fruit of the travel of his Soul. This was the project of redeeming love, the design of all-powerful Gospel grace. Glorious atchievement! blessed end of that great, and notable undertaking! happy issue of that high desin!

5. With reference to all their own expectations and endeavours. When it shall be considered by a Saint in glory; the attainment of this perfect likeness to God, was the utmost mark of all my designs, and aims; the term of all my hopes and desires. This is that I longed, and laboured for, that which I prayed and waited for; which I so earnestly breathed after, and restlessly pursued. It was but to recover the defaced image of God. To be again made like him, as once I was. Now I have attained my end; I have the fruit of all my labour and travels; I see now the truth of those (often) encouraging words, Blessed are they that hunger, and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Be not weary of well doing, for ye shall reap, if ye faint not. What would I once have given for a steady abiding frame of holiness, for an heart constantly bent and biassed toward God; constantly serious, constantly tender, lively, watchful, heavenly, spiritual, meek, humble, cheerful, self-denying. How have I cried and striven for this to get such an heart! such