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

2. That both of these derive to us from the same fountain of free grace. Mans whole Salvation doth so, Eph. 2. 8. and both of these do appertain to it; that Justification is a fruit of mere Grace, we are plainly assured, Rom. 3. 24. And hence pardon is to be sought of God, or for his own name sake, Psal. 25. 11. And our Sanctification hath the same original too, for it is a product of his mere good pleasure, Jam. 1. 18. Grace therefore, which is the same thing, is given of God, Psal. 84. 11. God owes neither of them to us, we have no way obliged him to bestow them upon us rather than others. We have nothing but Sin, and Guilt, and pollution cleaving to us in our natural state, when God comes to pardon and purify us; quickening is bestowed on them that were the Children of wrath, Eph. 2. 1, 3. How then should our Sanctification, or being without Guile, possibly contribute any thing to our Justification or Pardon?

2. That both of these derive to us from the same fountain of free grace. Mans whole Salvation doth so, Eph. 2. 8. and both of these do appertain to it; that Justification is a fruit of meer Grace, we are plainly assured, Rom. 3. 24. And hence pardon is to be sought of God, or for his own name sake, Psal. 25. 11. And our Sanctification hath the same original too, for it is a product of his meer good pleasure, Jam. 1. 18. Grace therefore, which is the same thing, is given of God, Psal. 84. 11. God ows neither of them to us, we have no way obliged him to bestow them upon us rather than others. We have nothing but Sin, and Guilt, and pollution cleaving to us in our natural state, when God comes to pardon and purifie us; quickning is bestowed on them that were the Children of wrath,