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

But poor soul! thou needest not stay to puzzle ⟨p. 286⟩thy self about this matter. God binds himself to do what he promises; but hath he any where bound himself to do no more? Did he promise thee thy being; or that thou shouldst live to this day? did he promise thee the bread that sustains thee, the daily comforts of thy life? Yea, (what is nearer the present purpose) did he promise thee a station under the Gospel? or that thou shouldst ever hear the name of Christ? if ever his Spirit have in any degree moved upon thy heart, inclined thee at all seriously to consider thy eternal concernments, did he beforehand make thee any promise of that?

But poor soul! thou need'st not stay to puzzle ⟨p. 286⟩thy self about this matter. God binds himself to do what he promises; but hath he any where bound himself to do no more? Did he promise thee thy being; or that thou should'st live to this day? did he promise thee the bread that sustains thee, the daily comforts of thy life? Yea, (what is nearer the present purpose) did he promise thee a station under the Gospel? or that thou should'st ever hear the name of Christ? if ever his Spirit have in any degree mov'd upon thy heart, inclin'd thee at all seriously to consider thy eternal concernments, did he beforehand make thee any promise of that?

A promise would give thee a full certainty of the issue, if it were absolute out of hand? if conditional, as soon as thou findest the condition performed. But what, canst thou act upon no lower rate then a foregoing certainty, a preassurance of the event?

A promise would give thee a full certainty of the issue, if it were absolute out of hand? if conditional, assoon as thou findest the condition performed. But what, canst thou act upon no lower rate then a foregoing certainty, a preassurance of the event?