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

2. Those that take a great deal of pains to obtain Salvation, but in a wrong way. Some, who have convictions on their consciences, of their misery by sin, are put upon endeavours to get that misery removed, and obtain Gods favour, but never felt their utter impotency to satisfy for sin, or please God by their own righteousness, engage •n legal Repentances, reformations, and operose duties, and take great pains in them, and so think ⟨p. 442⟩all is well, Rom. 10. 3. What multitudes are built on this bottom? but be assured, this way hath been inaccessible since mans Apostasy, none of fallen men ever get to heaven by it: Paul took another course, Phil. 3. 8. 9.

2. Those that take a great deal of pains to obtain Salvation, but in a wrong way. Some, who have convictions on their consciences, of their misery by sin, are put upon endeavours to get that misery removed, and obtain Gods favour, but never felt their utter impotency to satisfy for sin, or please God by their own righteousness, engage •n legal Repentances, reformations, and operose dutes, and take great pains in them, and so think ⟨p. 442⟩all is well, Rom. 10. 3. What multitudes are built on this bottom? but be assured, this way hath been inaccessible since mans Apostasy, none of fallen men ever get to heaven by it: Paul took another course, Phil. 3. 8. 9.

3. Those that acknowledge the right way, but regard neither to get into, nor keep in it. Many have a good Creed, but a loose Conversation; confess Christ to be the only way, and that none can be saved but believer, and holy ones, but are not solicitous about this affair; they think their profession in words to be enough, though in works they deny; but let such consider, out of your own mouths you shall be judged and condemned. What saith Christ,