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

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 ⟨p. 453⟩pity to the ignorant World that lies in wickedness, and send them his teachings?

2. This informs us of the woful misery of those that live without these teachings. All worldly advantages crouded together, will not compensate this want, or make them less than miserable who suffer it. We have a sad deseription 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 ruine. For a people then not to enjoy these priviledges, is an argument that they are forsaken of God. What compassion then should we shew to such? and how earnestly should we pray to God to shew ⟨p. 453⟩pity to the ignorant World that lies in wickedness, and send them his teachings?

3. Learn hence the danger of despising these teachings. And all those do so, who do not seek to learn by them, nor hearken to the counsel and directions therein given them: who are weary of the Gospel; and though God affords them line upon line, do yet hold on their course in the way of death, and neither care to acquaint themselves with the Rules of life, nor to regulate themselves by them. And are there not many such who live under the clearest and most convincing Doctrinal teaching? herein is their danger great, because by so slighting Gods offered kindness, they aggravate their Guilt, and will come under the Condemnation of those,