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

For the Demonstration of this, take these Conclusions.

1. That it is arbitrary with God whether ever he will be found by sinful man or no Man in his Apostasy went away from God, bad him depart, preferred other Objects before him, and renounced communion with him; how justly might God upon this have rejected him for ever, and resolved that he should never more obtain his favour? He hath no dependence on his Creature; if he had said they shall never see my face again for ever, he had offered them no injury at all. He therefore in this acts his Sovereignty: and it therein eminently appears, in that he thus manifesteth himself when, where, and to whom he pleaseth; the greatest number of mankind are groping in the dark, seeking an object in which to find their happiness, and God doth not show himself to them, than whom, they to whom he doth thus appear, are nothing better; so that his mere good pleasure is herein displayed; hence that of our Saviour, Mat. 11. 25, 26.

1. That it is arbitrary with God whether ever he will be found by sinful man or no Man in his Apostasy went away from God, bad him depart, preferred other Objects before him, and renounced communion with him; how justly might God upon this have rejected him for ever, and resolved that he should never more obtain his favour? He hath no dependance on his Creature; if he had said they shall never see my face again for ever, he had offered them no injury at all. He therefore in this acts his Soveraignty: and it therein eminently appears, in that he thus manifesteth himself when, where, and to whom he pleaseth; the greatest number of mankind are groping in the dark, seeking an object in which to find their happiness, and God doth not shew himself to them, than whom, they to whom he doth thus appear, are nothing better; so that his meer good pleasure is herein displayed; hence that of our Saviour, Mat. 11. 25, 26.