blessed is the man whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy Law: it is your text, and the first Psalm is your comment, His delight is in the Law of the Lord, and in his Law doth he meditate day and night, v. 2. And 8ly, blessed are they ⟨p. 172⟩whom the Lord teacheth to clear out their evidences for heaven, to give all diligence to make their calling and election sure, 1for so an abundant entrance shall be administered unto them into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; when others shall but creep to heaven as it were upon all four, they shall ride as in a triumphant chariot into the gates of the New Jerusalem. 9ly, Blessed are they, who weep over their grievings of Gods Spirit, for God shall wipe off those tears from their eyes; and He will comfort them whom they have grieved. And, 10ly, what is the blessedness of heaven it self, but Communion with God! 11ly, The exercise of Grace. 12ly. The Life of Faith. 13ly. Trust in God that raises the dead, and calls things which are not as though they were: 14. a clearer discovery of Gods Excellencies; what are these but heaven begun on this side heaven, glory antidated! 2This is life eternal to know thee: our Saviour saith not, ⟨p. 173⟩it shall be life eternal, but it is; eternal life is begun already where these things be. In the fifteenth, and sixteenth place, to be taught the Duties and Privileges of a suffering condition, is a blessed Teaching, for hereby the soul is enabled to taste and see what is good and sweet in every affliction, and is set above all that which is grievous and intolerable to Nature; for this cause we faint not, &c. 17ly, The unum necessarium, the one only thing necessary, must necessarily be a blessed thing: It is, saith our Saviour, 3the better part which shall not be taken away. 18ly, The Art of Time-Redemption, is a blessing, not less then an evidence of Soul-Redemption; if ye compare the first Epistle of Peter, Chap. 1. vers. 17, and 18. together. 19ly, Ask S. Paul, and he will tell you, that the knowledge of the sufferings of Jesus Christ is an excellent knowledge, in comparison of which all other things are loss and dung, Phil. 3.8, 9, 10. And lastly, To long for Heaven, is ⟨p. 174⟩the very first fruits of Heaven; the evidence and seal of our conjugal CONTRACT with Jesus Christ; The Spirit and the BRIDE say, 4Come Lord Jesus.
blessed is the man whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy Law: it is your text, and the first Psalm is your comment, His delight is in the Law of the Lord, and in his Law doth he meditate day and night, v. 2. And 8ly, blessed are they ⟨p. 172⟩whom the Lord teacheth to clear out their evidences for heaven, to give all diligence to make their calling and election sure, 1for so an abundant entrance shal be administred unto them into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; when others shall but creep to heaven as it were upon all four, they shal ride as in a triumphant charet into the gates of the New Jerusalem. 9ly, Blessed are they, who weep over their grievings of Gods Spirit, for God shal wipe off those tears from their eyes; and He will comfort them whom they have grieved. And, 10ly, what is the blessedness of heaven it self, but Communion with God! 11ly, The exercise of Grace. 12ly. The Life of Faith. 13ly. Trust in God that raises the dead, and cals things which are not as though they were: 14. a clearer discovery of Gods Excellencies; what are these but heaven begun on this side heaven, glory antidated! 2This is life eternal to know thee: our Saviour saith not, ⟨p. 173⟩it shal be life eternall, but it is; eternall life is begun already where these things be. In the fiftteenth, and sixteenth place, to be taught the Duties and Priviledges of a suffering condition, is a blessed Teaching, for hereby the soul is enabled to taste and see what is good and sweet in every affliction, and is set above all that which is grievous and intolerable to Nature; for this cause we faint not, &c. 17ly, The unum necessarium, the one onely thing necessary, must necessarily be a blessed thing: It is, saith our Saviour, 3the better part which shall not be taken away. 18ly, The Art of Time-Redemption, is a blessing, not less then an evidence of Soul-Redemption; if ye compare the first Epistle of Peter, Chap. 1. vers. 17, and 18. together. 19ly, Ask S. Paul, and he will tell you, that the knowledg of the sufferings of Jesus Christ is an excellent knowledg, in comparison of which all other things are loss and dung, Phil. 3.8, 9, 10. And lastly, To long for Heaven, is ⟨p. 174⟩
- 12 Pet. 1.10 11
- 2John 17.3
- 3Luk. 10 42
- 4Rev. 22.17
