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

Now therefore, looking upon the defect of our knowledge of God, and likeness to him, under the former notion; Though we are to reflect upon our selves with greater displeasure and indignation; yet looking on them, in the latter notion, we are to submit to the righteous dispensation of God, with a meek, unrepining patience.

By this patience, therefore, I mean; not a stupid succumbencie under the remaining disease, and distemper of our Spirits, in this our present state; a senseless indifferency, and oscitant cessation from continual endeavours of further redress; but a silent and submissive veneration of Divine Wisdom, and Justice, and Goodness, that are sweetly complicated in this procedure with us; with a quiet peaceful expectation of the blessed issue of it.

By this patience, therefore, I mean; not a stupid succumbencie under the remaining disease, and distemper of our Spirits, in this our present state; a sensless indifferency, and oscitant cessation from continual endeavours of further redress; but a silent and submissive veneration of Divine Wisdom, and Justice, and Goodness, that are sweetly complicated in this procedure with us; with a quiet peaceful expectation of the blessed issue of it.

This being premised, I shall briefly show.

This being premised, I shall briely shew.