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

To know his nature, or (as we would speak of a man) what will please and displease him, so as to be able in the whole course of our daily conversation to approve our selves to him. To have the skill so to manage our conversation, as to continue a correspondence, not interrupted by an• of our offensive unpleasing demeanours: To walk worthy of God unto all well-pleasing. It concerns us most to study and endeavour this practical knowledge of the nature of God; what trust, and love, and fear, and purity, &c. his faithfulness, and greatness, his goodness, and holiness, &c. do challenge from us; What may in our daily walking be agreeable, what repugnant to the several Attributes of his being.

To know his nature, or (as we would speak of a man) what will please and displease him, so as to be able in the whole course of our daily conversation to approve our selves to him. To have the skill so to manage our conversation, as to continue a correspondence, not interrupted by an• of our offensive unpleasing demeanours: To walk worthy of God unto all well-pleasing. It concerns us most to study and indeavour this practical knowledge of the nature of God; what trust, and love, and fear, and purity, &c. his faithfulness, and greatness, his goodness, and holiness, &c. do challenge from us; What may in our daily walking be ag•eeable, what repugnant to the several Attributes of his being.

To know his secrets; to be as it were of the Cabinet-counsel^* (the word used by the Psalmist hath a peculiar significancy to that purpose; to signify, not only counsel, but a council, or the concessus of persons that consult together.) This is his gracious vouchsafement, to humble, reverential souls. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; such acquaintance with him is to be sought to know the (communicable) secrets both of his mind and heart. Of his mind, his truths, Gospel-mysteries, that were kept secret from ages, and generations. We have the mind of Christ. This is great inwardness of his heart. His love his good will, his kind bosom-thoughts towards our souls.