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

1. Here see Gods great kindness to those whom he favours with the means of Grace. It must needs be a great privilege, because the proper design of them is to guide men into the way of life. Hereby God opens a door of hope to men; for by pointing them to the way, and inviting them into it, he testifieth his good will to them, and the more because all the world do not share in this benefit; and they that have it deserve it no more than they that are without it: nor doth the Spirit afford his inward teachings, but in and with the Gospel dispensations, 2 Cor. 4. 3. What thankfulness then doth this call for at our hands, whom God hath thus indulged! Take heed of undervaluing this precious privilege, lest we provoke God to take it from us David maketh a singular remark on this, Psal. 147. 19, 20.

1. Here see Gods great kindness to those whom he favours with the means of Grace. It must needs be a great priviledge, because the proper design of them is to guide men into the way of life. Hereby God opens a door of hope to men; for by pointing them to the way, and inviting them into it, he testifieth his good will to them, and the more because all the world do not share in this benefit; and they that have it deserve it no more than they that are without it: nor doth the Spirit afford his inward teachings, but in and with the Gospel dispensations, 2 Cor. 4. 3. What thankfulness then doth this call for at our hands, whom God hath thus indulged! Take heed of undervaluing this precious priviledge, lest we provoke God to take it from us David maketh a singular remark on this, Psal. 147. 19, 20.

2. This informs us of the woeful misery of those that live without these teachings. All worldly advantages crowded together, will not compensate this want, or make them less than miserable who suffer it. We have a sad description of such a people, Eph 2. 12. The whole race of mankind, in their natural state, are out of the way of life, and running in the path of destruction; and without these teachings, can never find the way out of that path, but must wander in it till they fall into irrecoverable ruin. For a people then not to enjoy these privileges, is an argument that they are forsaken of God. What compassion then should we show to such? and how earnestly should we pray to God to show