Precious faith considered in its nature, working, and growth

Fifthly, The last thing is the excellency of it. God himself writes upon the Justified, [Greek or Hebrew], the Blessed one: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered, Pal. 32.1. or, as the original, Blessednesses is he: there is not one single Happiness, but a cluster of Beatitudes in this estate. Some of these I shall gather off from this Vine.

Fifthly, The last thing is the excellency of it. God himself writes upon the Justified, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Blessed one: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered, Pal. 32.1. or, as the original, Blessednesses is he: there is not one single Happiness, but a cluster of Beatitudes in this estate. Some of these I shall gather off from this Vine.

First, The Justified person hath God for his God: these two, I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and, I will be their God; stand in conjunction in the Covenant of Grace, Hebr. 8.10, and 12 verses. God (say the Jewish Rabbins) hath the key of the Womb, the key of the Grave, the key of the Rain, and the key of the Heart; all that is in the Creation is at his dispose. The Justified man hath, as I may say, a key into God himself. He may unlock infinite Treasures, and say, These everlasting Arms, which bear up the World, are mine for protection: These All-seeing Eyes, which guide every wheel in Nature, are mine for direction: Those immense Bowels, which cover all the Creation, embrace and sold me up in special Love: Those two all-comprising words, My God, are in truth utterable by none but such as he is. God is called, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Cujus omnes gentes sunt, quasi trium hominum Deus esset, ⟨p. 232⟩saith St. Austin: as if the Great Lord of all things were appropriated to those three Men. Such honour have all Justified ones: God is their own, and to make this sure, they have bonds and bills under Gods own hand; they can in one Promise show a title to his Power, and in another to his Mercy, and in a third to his Wisdom; and in that, I will be their God. They can lay a just claim to all that is in him, which, what it amounts unto, is more than the tongue of Men and Angels can express.