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

2. We are hereby under Guilt. Guilt is an inseparable companion of sin, according to the tenor of the Law-Covenant; so that as long as we are under that, we stand guilty. The Law dooms every sinner to die for every the least transgression of it, and Guilt is the Obligation lying on him to suffer the same. Guilt is a Prison in which the sinner is shut up for punishment, and he cannot break out of it; its bars and bolts are too strong: and we are told that all the world are guilty before God. Rom 3. 19. i. e. so long as they abide under the Law.

2. We are hereby under Guilt. Guilt is an inseparable companion of sin, according to the tenour of the Law-Covenant; so that as long as we are under that, we stand guilty. The Law dooms every sinner to dy for every the least transgression of it, and Guilt is the Obligation lying on him to suffer the same. Guilt is a Prison in which the sinner is shut up for punishment, and he cannot break out of it; its bars and bolts are too strong: and we are told that all the world are guilty before God. Rom 3. 19. i. e. so long as they abide under the Law.

3. There are fearful miseries await us, by reason of this Guilt. Guilt holds us under the Curse, and that is a tremendous thing: all the miseries of this life, and all the sorrows of hell are contained in it. We read of a fearful great Roll, and it was Written within and without: and what were ⟨p. 24⟩the contents of it? why it was the Curse, Zech. 5. begin. No tongue can express, no heart conceive, the wretchedness of that man who must undergo all that is written in it: and yet this is the guilty sinners portion, and, whiles guilty, he cannot escape it.