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

Secondly. As to the other Ground of this Doubt, there can only be a fear of sinning, upon this account, to them, that make more sins and duties then God hath made. The ⟨p. 281⟩doubt supposes Religion inconsistent with Humanity, and that God were about to raze out of the nature of man, one of the most radical, and fundamental Laws written there, A desire of blessedness. And supposes it, against the express scope, and tenor of his whole Gospel-revelation. For what doth that design, but to bring men to blessedness? and how is it a means to compass that design, but as it tends to engage mens spirits to design it too? unless we would imagine they should go to heaven blindfold; or be rolled thither as stones, that know not whether they are moved; in which case the Gospel, that reveals the eternal glory, and the way to it, were an useless thing. If so express words had not been in the Bible, as that Moses had respect to the recompense of reward; yea, that our Lord Jesus himself for the joy set before him, endured the Cross, &c. this had been a little more colourable, or more modest.

Secondly. As to the other Ground of this Doubt, there can onely be a fear of sinning, upon this account, to them, that make more sins and duties then God hath made. The ⟨p. 281⟩doubt supposes Religion inconsistent with Humanity, and that God were about to raze out of the nature of man, one of the most radical, and fundamental Laws written there, A desire of blessedness. And supposes it, against the expresse scope, and tenour of his whole Gospel-revelation. For what doth that design, but to bring men to blessedness? and how is it a means to compass that design, but as it tends to ingage mens spirits to design it too? unless we would imagine they should go to heaven blindfold; or be roll'd thither as stones, that know not whether they are mov'd; in which case the Gospel, that reveals the eternal glory, and the way to it, were an useless thing. If so express words had not been in the Bible, as that Moses had respect to the recompence of reward; yea, that our Lord Jesus himself for the joy set before him, indured the Cross, &c. this had been a little more colourable, or more modest.