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

1. That God hath graciously purposed the eternal Salvation of some of fallen men. Here begins the ground and reason of all that follows. It is true, the creating of man upright, the Covenant of works that was made with him, and the Apostasy by which he fell under the threatening of that Covenant, are comprehended within this purpose, and made way for the Grace of it: but we now look upon man as fallen, and so guilty of death; and here we find that Gods Grace appears, in that he hath told us that he will not leave that whole unhappy race to perish in their sins, but will bring back a number of them to the enjoyment of blessedness. This is revealed in the word, and there was a promise of it from Eternity, Tit. 1. 2. This was the end of Gods sending his Son in our nature, Joh. 3. 16. And thi• was a purpose of Grace, Eph. 16 28.

1. That God hath graciously purposed the eternal Salvation of some of fallen men. Here begins the ground and reason of all that follows. It is true, the creating of man upright, the Covenant of works that was made with him, and the Apostasy by which he fell under the threatning of that Covenant, are comprehended within this purpose, and made way for the Grace of it: but we now look upon man as fallen, and so guilty of death; and here we find that Gods Grace appears, in that he hath told us that he will not leave that whole unhappy race to perish in their sins, but will bring back a number of them to the enjoyment of blessedness. This is revealed in the word, and there was a promise of it from Eternity, Tit. 1. 2. This was the end of Gods sending his Son in our nature, Joh. 3. 16. And thi• was a purpose of Grace, Eph. 16 28.