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

Is it not then obvious to thee to consider that the temper of thy Spirit must be changed, or thou art undone? That, inasmuch as thy blessedness lies in God, this change mustly in the alteration of thy dispositions and the posture ⟨p. 274⟩of thy Spirit towards him. Further,

Is it not then obvious to thee to consider that the temper of thy Spirit must be changed, or thou art undone? That, inasmuch as thy blessedness lyes in God, this change mustly in the alteration of thy dispositions and the posture ⟨p. 274⟩of thy Spirit towards him. Further,

Canst thou not consider the power, and fixedness of thy aversation from God? and with how mighty a weight thy heart is carried, and held down from him? Try, lift at thy heart, see if it will be raised God-ward, and Heaven-ward? dost thou not find it is as if thou wert lifting at a Mountain, that it lies as a dead weight, and stirs not? ponder thy case in this respect. And then,

Is it not to be considered, that thy time is passing away apace? that if thou let thy self alone, 'tis likely to be as bad with thee to morrow, as this day, and as bad next day, as to morrow? And if thy time expire, and thou be snatched away in this state, what will become of thee? And dost thou not therefore, see a necessity of considering what ever may be most moving, and most likely to incline thy heart God-ward, of pleading yet more loudly, and importunately with thy self?

Is it not to be considered, that thy time is passing away apace? that if thou let thy self alone, 'tis likely to be as bad with thee to morrow, as this day, and as bad next day, as to morrow? And if thy time expire, and thou be snatcht away in this state, what will become of thee? And dost thou not therefore, see a necessity of considering what ever may be most moving, and most likely to incline thy heart God-ward, of pleading yet more lowdly, and importunately with thy self?