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A51258 A motive to have salt always in our selves, and peace one with another whereunto is annexed some considerations on Rev. 22, v. 14, to do His commandements. Moore, Thomas, Junior. 1671 (1671) Wing M2606; ESTC R3376 80,430 162

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truly blessed * 2. The discovery of the beginning and way of receipt of this true blessedness in keeping his Commandements * 3. The affi●mation of those that walk in this way to be even now blessed * 4. The end required and to be aimed at in doing his Commandements Even that we may have right to the Tree of Life and may enter through the gates into the City which also is the issue * 5. That all that do enter the City are such as have right to the tree of life and must enter through the gates CHAP. II. * 1. Observable VVHat true blessedness indeed is in having whereof the haver is truly and indeed blessed that is in true happiness and welfare and this blessedness in respect of Adam and all that naturally come of him may be expressed and set forth in three branches in which and in all and each of them is true blessedness indeed viz. 1. In not having sin imputed to them but being accepted and accounted righteous in and for the righteousness of another even Christ 2. In having sin purged out of them and so wholly taken from them and being made conform to Christ in righteousness and healing 3. In being intressed in and possessed of all that happiness and durable riches which Christ hath procured for them and hath to bestow on them and promised to confer on them and so blessedness is 1. In not having sin imputed to them not accounted theirs but accepted for and counted righteous in the righteousness of another that hath satisfied for their sins payd their debt and overcome death and compleated righteousness for them in himself even Christ and this counted theirs and that this is true blessedness is expresly affirmed from Psal 32. 2. in the Apostles opening the mistery affirming included in it imputation of righteousness Rom. 4. 6. 7. 8. yea in the height and compleating of blessedness this also is affirmed to be in it Psal 85. 2. Isa 33. 24. Ier. 31. 34. yea surely this is the first and prime beginning of true blessedness without which there is no true blessedness for the time will come when all men shall be freed from the being of sin in them that they shall commit sin no more and yet the sins freedome by them not forgiven the guilt of sin remains on them and they shall suffer for it everlastingly Isa 33. 1. and 45. 23. 24. Phil. 2. 10. 15. so that in forgiveness of sins is true blessedness 2. In having with this forgiveness of sins sin by the grace of Christ purging and purged out of them and so they made conform to Christ in righteousness and holiness to have sin purged out of them by his power judgements and death will be to all men in the resurrection of the unjust who as they shall be raised in a kind of immortality so as they can never so dy again as to cause to be or to be sensible so they shall be destitute of such inclinations motions and actions of sin as sore in them but being unforgiven suffer everlastingly and destitute of likeness to Christ in righteousness and holiness but before that day in the day of grace to be by his grace to be purged from the lordly and dommanding power and so by degrees from the being of sin in us and so to be conformed to Christ in righteousness in disposition and doing righteousness is true blessedness Rom. 66. 14. 1 Ioh. 2. 29. and 3. 9. 10. so as they are pronounced blessed that are undesiled perfect sincere in the ways who walk in the Law of the Lord that keep his testimonyes and seek him with the whole heart that do iniquiry but walk in his Lawes Psal 119. 1. 2. 3. and 106 3. and 15. and 24. 4. Isa 33. 16. 18. and 56. 1. 2. and with this righteousness in both branches said still blessed 3. In being interressed in and possessed of that happiness in those good things and durable riches and priviledges which Christ hath procured for them and hath to bestow on them and promised to conferr on them in receiving and enjoyment where of is true blessedness 2 Pet. 1. 1. 4. Ephes 1. 3. Luke 14. 15. Psal 89. 15. and 37. 22. Revel 20. 6. and 19. 9. And surely in this and so in each of these and so in them all is true blessedness indeed and so to have our sins forgiven and not imputed to us but to be accounted righteous in the righteousness of Christ To have him for righteousness and be made the righteousness of God in him 1 Cor. 1 30. 3 Cor. 5. 21. and to be made con●orme to him in righteousness and to be interressed in and possessed of so as to enjoy his priviledges and durable riches is true blessedness indeed only in this description of blessebness this is to be noted that the whole and full of this blessedness is not conferred on and received by any of us at once but by degrees to be increasing here and compleated in the resurrection of the just Psal 84. 10. 2 Pet. 3. 18 Phil. 2. 6. 10. and 3. 10. 14. CHAP. III. 2 Observable THe discovery of the beginning and way of receipt of this true blessedness I say not of the deserving and procuring cause of blessedness Christ himself and he only is that but of the beginning and way of receipt and that is the doing his Commandements it is expresly sayd Blessed are they that do his Commandements If the words were here expressed as to be limitted and appropriated to those that were formerly beleivers who in beleiving are blessed Rom. 4. 5. and so might be the same sence with they that are blessed do his Commandments and then the Commandments are as expresly comprehended in commands that is to beleive on the name of the Son of God and to love one another as he hath commanded us Joh. 14. 1. 1 Iohn 3. 23. Ioh. 13. 34. But the words are here exprest more largely and generally even as large as whosoever as vers 17. they that do his Commandments and so though formerly unbeleivers and did not yet if on hearing they beleive and do and so beleivers that have begun still do they shall receive and enjoy blessedness and so be blessed Jam. 1. 25. and so taken we may consider the Commandements in more particulars which also may be comprehended in these sev ●n branches That is to say 1. That we beleive the testimony of him and the sayings therein in their own plain import true and good and of great concernment to us 2. That we turn at his reproof in confessing our sins and turning from that he reproves in us our own wayes 3. That from his pouring forth his spirit making known his word to us we beleive on his name for all he promiseth 4. That for his goodness in that he hath suffered and done and doth and his instruction and example given we confess his name denying our selves and take up our cross to follow him 5. That