9$o Chap.42. an Expoftion upon the Book of J o s. Verf. I s, io. 6.) Bleungs are upon the head of the juft. By the jufi man we may underltand; Firl, him that is in a juflified Bate, or him that is Iu(f by faith; Secondly, him that walks in a jail way, or that do jufly And they who are indeed juflified, are hot only engagedby that high act of grace to do jufily, but are eit-hercon- Randy kept in doing fo, or are foonbrought to fee they have not done fo, and to repentance for it. JuR and upright men, in theft two notions, are fo much bleffed, that they are a blefíing (Prow.. r. r t .) By the biting of the upright, is the City exalted. As an upright roan wifheth and prayethfor a bleffìng upon the City where he liveth, fo he is a blefíing to it, and that no fmall one, but to the greatning, enriching, and exaltationof ir. He that is good in his perfon, becomes a common good to Cities, yea, to whole Nations ; fuch are a blefling, becaufe they, receive fo many bleflings (Pro. a8. ao.) A faithful man (pall aboundwith hidings. This faithful man is one that aóls and Both all things faithfully, as appears by his oppoltion (in the fame verfe) to him that maketh haft to be rich, of whom the Text faith, he(hall not be innocent; that is, he muff needs deal unfaithfully or unrighteoufly; for inmaking fuch poll-hail to riches,he ufually rides (as we fay)over hedgeand ditch, and cannot keep the plain way of honefly. Thirdly, As they who are in a Rate of grace, and they who set gracioufly in that flare, fo they who worfhipholily, or holy worshippers, have a fpecial promife of the blefling, As Sion is the feat of holy worfhip, fo there theLord commandeth the blef- ling upon holy worfhippers (?fal. 13 3 3.) And again (Pfal. a t;, a a, r 3.) Hewill blefs the hours of Ifrael, he will , biefs the hassle of Aaron, hewill blefs them that fear the Lord, both ¡mall rindgreat ; that is, the generality of holy worfhippers (hall be bleffed. The fear of the Lord is often put in Scripture, for the worfhipof the Lord ; and fo they that fear him, are the fame with them that worfhip him. Fourthly, They are the bleffed of the Lord, who trufl the Lord for all, and fo make him theall of their trufi (Plat. 34, 8.) O tall andfee that the Lord isgracious;bleffed ti, the man that trufl- eth in him ; that is, in him only or alone, being convinced of the utter infuflciency of the creature;' That man as carted, wjio trufl.. eth in man,andmakethfled her arm (ter: 17,' S.)therefofe, ure aruf in Cod bath the blefliag, Fifthly,.
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