The truly blessed man

1. They that are pardoned are Justified. There are two things that belong to the Justification of a Sinner, and this is one of them: their sins are forgiven, and they are adjudged righteous, and these are never parted; for, where God pardoneth sin, there he imputeth Righteousness, and thence the man comes to be Justified, so the Apostle argueth, Rom. 4.6, 7. and certainly, he that is Justified is blessed: for indeed, as all misery is rooted in Condemnation, so all felicity flows from Justification: the Apostle therefore puts them together, Rom. 8.30. Whom he hath Justified, them he hath Glorified.

2. Pardon of Sin layeth the foundation for all Peace in the Soul. Unpardoned Sinners have no peace at all. Isa. 57. ult. They indeed sometimes Cry peace, peace, to themselves, but it is ungrounded. Whereas there is all solid peace comes in with ⟨p. 18⟩forgiveness; peace with God, Rom. 5.1. He is now reconciled, and the man may appeal to him, and he will not be a consuming fire to him; he hath now the free liberty of access to the Throne of Grace with boldness ▪ and to put up his requests without terror. He hath peace at home in his own Conscience: The Wickeds Conscience is like a raging Sea, always tumbling and tossing: but there is a calm and quiet in the Conscience of a pardoned one, Conscience is now his friend, and ceaseth to accuse; and it puts a confidence in him, 1 Pet. 3.20. Yea it testifieth for him, and so gives him matter of rejoicing, 2 Cor. 1.12