The truly blessed man

There are two heads to which we may refer the demonstration of this truth.

1. The evil and misery which this pardon frees the man from, declares him to be happy. Happiness and Misery are directly contrary each to other: that therefore which removes this from the man, restores him to that again: now this pardon hath a main stroke here. How this removes it, will be considered hereafter; we now only consider the things that it delivers the man from, and they are not only seeming, but real and great miseries; it therefore must needs be a real and great felicity. Here then,

1. The evil and misery which this pardon frees the man from, declares him to be happy. Happiness and Misery are directly contrary each to other: that therefore which removes this from the man, restores him to that again: now this pardon hath a main stroak here. How this removes it, will be considered hereafter; we now only consider the things that it delivers the man from, and they are not only seeming, but real and great miseries; it therefore must needs be a real and great felicity. Here then,

1. It takes off the Condemnation of the Law which was fallen on the Sinner; all mankind were for sin, condemned by the Law of God: we read therefore of unbelievers, that they are condemned already, Joh. 3.18. and this condemnation was according to the tenor of the Law, Gen. 2.17. Thou shalt surely die. This Sentence ⟨p. 13⟩is past by God on the whole race of fallen men; & every unpardoned sinner abides under it; & every sort of death is contained in it; and what a fearful thing is it to stand condemned? how miserable is such an one? but as soon as the pardon comes, the Condemnation ceaseth,