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

And would we know wherein that sound, and happy complexion of Spirit lies, that hath so much of Heaven in it. 'Tis a present gradual participation of the Divine likeness. It consists in being conformed to God; 'tis (as the Moralists tells us)^* If one would give a short compendious Module of it, Such a temper of mind as becomes God; or to give an account of it, in his own words, who prescribes it, and who is himself the highest Pattern of this blessed Frame.^* 'Tis to be transformed in the renewing of our minds, so as to be able to prove what is the good, and perfect, and acceptable will of God; That is experimentally to find it in our selves, imprest, and wrought into our own spirits, so as to have the complacential relish, and savour of its Goodness, Excellency, and Pleasantness diffused through our souls. Where, remember, this was written to such as were supposed Saints; whence it must be understood of a continued, progressive transformation, a renewing of the inward man day by day (as is the Apostles expression elsewhere.) 'Tis a more perfect reception of the impress of God, revealing himself ⟨p. 325⟩in the Gospel; the growth and tendency of the New Creature, begotten unto the eternal blessedness, towards its mature, and most perfect state, and stature in the fruition thereof.

And would we know wherein that sound, and happy complexion of Spirit lies, that hath so much of Heaven in it. 'Tis a present gradual participation of the Divine likeness. It consists in being conformed to God; 'tis (as the Moralists tells us)^* If one would give a short compendious Module of it, Such a temper of mind as becomes God; or to give an account of it, in his own words, who prescribes it, and who is himself the highest Pattern of this blessed Frame.^* 'Tis to be transformed in the renewing of our minds, so as to be able to prove what is the good, and perfect, and acceptable will of God; That is experimentally to find it in our selves, imprest, and wrought into our own spirits, so as to have the complacential rellish, and savour of its Goodness, Excellency, and Pleasantness diffused thorow our souls. Where, remember, this was written to such as were supposed Saints; whence it must be understood of a continued, progressive transformation, a renewing of the inward man day by day (as is the Apostles expression elsewhere.) 'Tis a more perfect reception of the impress of God, revealing himself