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

3. There is no other way but this to have your Sin covered; you may seek to cover it ou• of sight by your secrecy, but you cannot so pu• ⟨p. 79⟩a blind upon the all seeing eye. You may endeavour to cover it with foolish pretences and excuses, but he with whom you have to do is not so to be imposed upon; or you may think to hide it under a Repentance and Righteousness of your own, but the Covering will be too short and too narrow; there is nothing but this Robe that can hide it out of Gods sight; Paul therefore was afraid of being found in his own righteousness, Phil. 3. 9.

4. There is yet an opportunity to obtain this. God hath provided this Garment, and makes offer of it to Sinners in the day of his patience and grace; and saith, if they will accept of it, he will bestow it upon, and put it on them; this •s the great business of the Gospel treaty, in which God, by the means, persuades with men •o see their need of it, and the sufficiency there is •n it, that they may be willing to accept of it. Jesus Christ will have Sinners to put him on, that their nakedness may not be seen, Rev. 3. 18.

4. There is yet an opportunity to obtain this. God hath provided this Garment, and makes offer of it to Sinners in the day of his patience and grace; and saith, if they will accept of it, he will bestow it upon, and put it on them; this •s the great business of the Gospel treaty, in which God, by the means, perswades with men •o see their need of it, and the sufficiency there is n it, that they may be willing to accept of it. esus Christ will have Sinners to put him on, that their nakedness may not be seen,