The truly blessed man

1. The firm and unchangeable purpose of God. He hath from Eternity Ordained them to this mercy, and this Counsel of his must stand; yea he hath promised it for them before the world was, Tit. 1.2. which was done in the Eternal compact. Now in this purpose of his, he contrived the way of bringing them to felicity, and this was so laid out is might illustrate the Riches of mercy in the subjects of it: And this purpose must stand, for he is not a God of change, But the thoughts of his heart •re sixth and immutable, Jam. 1.17▪ he had nothing •o oblige him to this purpose but his own mere pleasure. Nor can the sin of the Creature alter this purpose, for he designed to Glorify his Name by the Creatures unworthiness; and because God hath appointed them to be the monuments of his mercy in whom it is to shine forth Eternally, this mercy of his cannot lie still, or cease to be working for them, because without it they could never reach the Glory Ordained for them: mercy therefore must do all of this, and the security of this is sufficient against all Temptations that can offer to discourage the Child of God in his way, since the power and policy of Death and Hell cannot force an alteration of this purpose, or hinder the execution of it Rom. 8 38, 39.

1. The firm and unchangeable purpose of God. He hath from Eternity Ordained them to this mercy, and this Counsel of his must stand; yea he hath promised it for them before the world was, Tit. 1.2. which was done in the Eternal compact. Now in this purpose of his, he contrived the way of bringing them to felicity, and this was so laid out is might illustrate the Riches of mercy in the subjects of it: And this purpose must stand, for he is not a God of change, But the thoughts of his heart •re fixt and immutable, Jam. 1.17▪ he had nothing o oblige him to this purpose but his own meer pleasure. Nor can the sin of the Creature alter this purpose, for he designed to Glorify his Name by the Creatures unworthiness; and because God hath appointed them to be the monuments of his mercy in whom it is to shine forth Eternally, this mercy of his cannot ly still, or cease to be working for them, because without it they could never reach the Glory Ordained for them: mercy therefore must do all of this, and the security of this is sufficient against all Temptations that can offer to discourage the Child of God in his way, since the power and policy of Death and Hell cannot force an alteration of this purpose, or hinder the execution of it