II. In order to Blessedness, it is Requisite, not only that we Have, but also that we Know, the Joyful Sound, which is brought unto us, in the Gospel, and in the Ordinances of it. Indeed, in a larger sense, ⟨p. 10⟩To Have the Joyful sound, is to Know it. A People that Have the Gospel, and Know the Joyful sound, in the External Enjoyment of it, these do Enjoy a Rich Favour of GOD. The Places which Enjoy the Scriptures, and have the Church state, with the Faith & Order of the Gospel, are therein highly Favoured of the Lord. Gideons Fleece, wet with the Dews of Heaven, when the Ground all about is Dry, has a singular Token for Good upon it. The Sound of the Trumpets which proclaim the Kingdom of GOD, is heard in some Happy Lands, while others are left unacquainted with it: Even so, Righteous Father, Because it pleases thee! And so far they have a Singular Happiness. It may be said unto them, as in Matth. XIII. 16. Blessed are your Eyes, for they see, and your Ears, for they hear. Such a People are in some Degree the Favourites of Heaven. They have the Kingdom of Heaven in some Essay of it among them. Where the Trumpets of the Gospel are Sounding, we may say, The Lord is near. Yea, the Name of that City, that Country, is, JEHOVAH SHAMMAH, The Lord is there. A People who so far Know the […] sound, are after a peculiar manner Known […] the King of Heaven; He may say to such; Amos III. 2. You only have I known. But, ⟨p. 11⟩alas, Many who so far Know the Joyful sound, may after all come to lie down in Sorrow. They that are so far Lifted up to Heaven, may be thrown down to Hell after all. In such a Knowledge of the Joyful sound, as will render a People a Blessed People, there is more implied, than a mere Hearing of it. To Know the Joyful sound, as it should be Known, is to Know the Meaning of it, the Value of it, the Credit of it, and the Power of it.
II. In order to Blessedness, it is Requisite, not only that we Have, but also that we Know, the Joyful Sound, which is brought unto us, in the Gospel, and in the Ordinances of it. Indeed, in a larger sense, ⟨p. 10⟩To Have the Joyful sound, is to Know it. A People that Have the Gospel, and Know the Joyful sound, in the External Enjoyment of it, these do Enjoy a Rich Favour of GOD. The Places which Enjoy the Scriptures, and have the Church state, with the Faith & Order of the Gospel, are therein highly Favoured of the Lord. Gideons Fleece, wet with the Dews of Heaven, when the Ground all about is Dry, has a singular Token for Good upon it. The Sound of the Trumpets which proclaim the Kingdom of GOD, is heard in some Happy Lands, while others are left unacquainted with it: Even so, Righteous Father, Because it pleases thee! And so far they have a Singular Happiness. It may be said unto them, as in Matth. XIII. 16. Blessed are your Eyes, for they see, and your Ears, for they hear. Such a People are in some Degree the Favourites of Heaven. They have the Kingdom of Heaven in some Essay of it among them. Where the Trumpets of the Gospel are Sounding, we may say, The Lord is near. Yea, the Name of that City, that Country, is, JEHOVAH SHAMMAH, The Lord is there. A People who so far Know the 〈…〉 sound, are after a peculiar manner Known 〈…〉 the King of Heaven; He may say to such; Amos III. 2. You only have I known. But, ⟨p. 11⟩alas, Many who so far Know the Joyful sound, may after all come to ly down in Sorrow. They that are so far Lifted up to Heaven, may be thrown down to Hell after all. In such a Knowledge of the Joyful sound, as will render a People a Blessed People, there is more implied, than a meer Hearing of it. To Know the Joyful sound, as it should be Known, is to Know the Meaning of it, the Value of it, the Credit of it, and the Power of it.
