The vanity of this mortal life, or, Of man, considered only in his present…

And yet we have a further evidence from the Apostle St. Paul, ¹who affirms that the promise made to the fathers▪ God had fulfilled to their children, in that he had raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee; and as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Which it is now apparent must be understood of eternal mercies, such as Christ's resurrection, and triumph over the grave, doth ensure to us. He therefore looked upon what was spoken concerning his Kingdom here, as spoken ultimately of Christs, the Kingdom whereby he governs and conducts his faithful Subjects, through all the troubles of Life, and terrors of Death (through both ⟨p. 13⟩whereof he himself as their King and Leader hath shown the way) unto eternal blessedness, and upon the Covenant, made with him as the Covenant of God in Christ, concerning that blessedness, and the requisites thereto. And (to say no more in this argument) how otherwise can we conceive he should have that fullness of consolation in this Covenant, when he lay a dying, as we find him expressing▪ 2 Sam. 23 5. (for these were some of the last words of David, as we see v. 1.) He hath made with me an everlasting Covenant ordered in all things and sure; for this is all my salvation, and all my desire. What so great joy and solace could a dying man take in a Covenant made with him, when he had done with this world, and was to expect no more in it, if he took it not to concern a future blessedness in another world? Was it only for the hoped prosperity of his House and Family when he was gone? This (which is the only thing we can fasten on) he plainly secludes in the ⟨p. 14⟩next words,—although he make it not to grow.

And yet we have a further evidence from the Apostle St. Paul, ¹who affirms that the promise made to the fathers God had fulfilled to their children, in that he had raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee; and as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Which it is now apparent must be understood of eternal mercies, such as Christ's resurrection, and triumph over the grave, doth ensure to us. He therefore look't upon what was spoken concerning his Kingdom here, as spoken ultimately of Christs, the Kingdom whereby he governs and conducts his faithul Subjects, through all the troubles of Life, and terrors of Death (through both