The truly blessed man

Conclu. 1. That there are some in the World, who are, in Gods account, righteousness. The Spirit of God would not have given direction and encouragement to, and laid down Rules for such to walk by, if there were •o such. It is true, the Law doth prescribe duties that are required of all men, which they cannot perform, but then, they were once able, these being adapted to mans state of integrity, and the Law still stands out against them for their Condemnation, the ⟨p. 586⟩Guilt of that impotency being contracted by their own fault. But that God should open a New- Covenant, and in it give a Rule for a sort of men that never were, or shall be, is unreasonable to suppose, and to charge the All wise God with impertinency, which is blasphemy to do. We may then here enquire,

Conclu. 1. THat there are some in the World, who are, in Gods account, righteous•nes. The Spirit of God would not have given direction and encouragement to, and laid down Rules for such to walk by, if there were •o such. It is true, the Law doth prescribe duties that are required of all men, which they cannot perform, but then, they were once able, these being adapted to mans state of integrity, and the Law still stands out against them for their Condemnation, the ⟨p. 586⟩Guilt of that impotency being contracted by their own fault. But that God should open a New- Covenant, and in it give a Rule for a sort of men that never were, or shall be, is unreasonable to suppose, and to charge the All wise God with impertinency, which is blaspemy to do. We may then here enquire,

1. Who these Righteous Ones are?