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

And then what can be more absurd, or unsavoury? what more contrary to Christian Doctrine, or common Reason? then instead of this necessary heart-change to insist upon so poor a Plea, as that mentioned above, as the only ground of so great a hope. How empty ⟨p. 227⟩and frivolous will it appear in comparison of this great Soul-transforming change, if we severally consider the particulars of it.

And then what can be more absurd, or unsavory? what more contrary to Christian Doctrine, or common Reason? then instead of this necessary heart-change to insist upon so poor a Plea, as that mentioned above, as the onely ground of so great a hope. How empty ⟨p. 227⟩and frivolous will it appear in comparison of this great Soul-transforming change, if we severally consider the particulars of it.

As for Orthodoxy in doctrinals, 'tis in its self an highly laudable thing, and in respect of the Fundamentals (for therefore are they so called) indispensably necessary to the blessedness. As that cannot be without holiness, ¹so nor holiness without truth. But (Besides that this is that which every one pretends to) is every thing which is necessary, sufficient? As to natural necessity (which is that we now speak to) reason, an intellectual nature, are also necessary; shall therefore all men, yea, and Devils too be saved?

As for Orthodoxie indoctrinals, 'tis in its self an highly laudible thing, and in respect of the Fundamentals (for therefore are they so called) indispensibly necessary to the blessedness. As that cannot be without holiness, ¹so nor holiness without truth. But (Besides that this is that which every one pretends to) is every thing which is necessary, sufficient? As to natural necessity (which is that we now speak to) reason, an intellectual nature, are also necessary; shall therefore all men, yea, and Devils too be saved?