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

Thy pretence, That God is wont to be found of them that sought him not; ¹to the purpose thou intendest it, is a most ignorant, or malicious abuse of Scripture. The Prophet is in that ⟨p. 292⟩Text foretelling the calling of the Gentiles; who, while they remained such, did not ('tis true) enquire after God, but then he expressly first tells us (personating God) I am sought of them that asked not for me (that is after the Gospel came among them) and then 'tis added I am found (upon this seeking, plainly) of […] that sought me not (i. e. who once in their former darkness, before I revealed my self in the Gospel-dispensation, to them that sought me not) q. d. I am now sought of a people, that lately sought me not, nor asked after me, and I am found of them. But whats this to thy case? whom God hath been in Gospel earnestly inviting to seek after him, and thou all this while refusest to comply with the invitation?

Thy pretence, That God is wont to be found of them that sought him not; ¹to the purpose thou intendest it, is a most ignorant, or malicious abuse of Scripture. The Prophet is in that ⟨p. 292⟩Text foretelling the calling of the Gentiles; who, while they remained such, did not ('tis true) enquire after God, but then he expresly first tells us (personating God) I am sought of them that asked not for me (that is after the Gospel came among them) and then 'tis added I am found (upon this seeking, plainly) of 〈…〉 that sought me not (i. e. who once in their former darkness, before I revealed my self in the Gospel-dispensation, to them that sought me not) q. d. I am now sought of a people, that lately sought me not, nor asked after me, and I am found of them. But whats this to thy case? whom God hath been in Gospel earnestly inviting to seek after him, and thou all this while refusest to comply with the invitation?

1. 1Isa. 65. 1.