The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

A. This may be considered on a double account.

1. There may be public calamities great and sor•, ⟨p. 363⟩that may befall Gods people after this, in which they way have a great share. Possibly David may have a special respect to this, in our Text. When overflowing Evils come upon a Sinful Land, they shall not come nigh him; but this is not always literally so; thus men may be as deeply exercised with the common calamity as another: his concerns are not exempted from the evil events of such troubles; the righteous and the wicked often share alike at such times, Ezek. 23. 1.

1. There may be publick caelamities great and sor•, ⟨p. 363⟩that may befal Gods people after this, in which they way have a great share. Possibly David may have a special respect to this, in our Text. When overflowing Evils come upon a Sinful Land, they shall not come nigh him; but this is not always literally so; thus men may be as deeply exercised with the common calamity as another: his concerns are not exempted from the evil events of such troubles; the righteous and the wicked often share alike at such times, Ezek. 23. 1.

2. There may be great personal and particular afflictions befall them. Not only may God afflict them when they have sinned against him, and provoked his anger, to drive them to repentance, and prayer for forgiveness: but he may and often hath sent such troubles on them, after they have repented, and a pardon declared. It was after the Prophet had declared Davids sin to be forgiven,