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

2. The Spirit of man (in as much as 'tis capable of such a blessedness) appears an excellent creature. ¹Its natural capacity is supposed; for the Psalmist speaks of his own numerical person the same that then writ; I shall behold; shall be satisfied take away this supposition: and it could not be so said; or, as in J•b's words; I shall behold him, and not another for me; It would certainly be another not the same. Judge hence the excellency of an humane soul (the principal subject of this blessedness) without addition of any new natural powers, 'tis capable of the vision of God; of partaking, unto satisfaction, the divine likeness. And is not that an excellent creature, that is capable, not only of surveying the creation of God, passing through the several ranks, and orders of created Beings; but of ascending to the Being of beings, of contemplating the divine excellencies, of beholding the bright and glorious face of the blessed God himself; till it have looked it self into His very likeness, and have his entire image inwrought into it.

2. The Spirit of man (in as much as 'tis capable of such a blessedness) appears an excellent creature. ¹Its natural capacity is supposed; for the Psalmist speaks of his own numerical person the same that then writ; I shall behold; shall be satisfied take away this supposition: and it could not be so said; or, as in J•b's words; I shall behold him, and not another for me; It would certainly be another not the same. Judge hence the excellency of an humane soul (the principal subject of this blessedness) without addition of any new natural powers, 'tis capable of the vision of God; of partaking, unto satisfaction, the divine likeness. And is not that an excellent creature, that is capable, not onely of surveying the creation of God, passing through the several ranks, and orders of created Beings; but of ascending to the Being of beings, of contemplating the divine excellencies, of beholding the bright and glorious face of the blessed God himself; till it have lookt it self into His very likeness, and have his intire image inwrought into it.

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