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

2. The Word of God acquaints us with another way that leads to misery, and that in contradistinction to ⟨p. 435⟩this; both are mentioned and characterized, Mat. 7. 13, 14. Called the way of the ungodly, Psal. 1. 6. A false way, Psal 119 104. A way in which is destruction and misery, Rom. 3. 16. And many like titles; and by these we are acquainted that there is a right and a wrong.

3. Hence also the Scriptures declare men happy or miserable according to the way they are in. Psal 1. begin. 119. begin. Prov. 7. ult. &c. And the reason is, because the way, if followed, will unavoidably issue in this at last. There must then be a way for a man to come at felicity by, if he would not miss of it at last; and this will appear, if we consider,

1. That blessedness is an end, and so there must be a medium to it. All the desires and endeavours of the Reasonable Creature are carried forth after happiness; this they propose, and are insatiably craving of, Psal. 4. 6. Who will show us good? And whatsoever measures men take, as their conceptions are variously persuaded, this is it they would obtain. Now the light of nature teacheth us, that where an end is proposed, there must be means used for the compassing it, and if there be no such means to be found, the end is in vain desired.