Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 32:1

1. BLessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered .

I did indeed say, that they and they only were Blessed, that did not walk in the Counsel of the ungodly, &c. But did delight in, and Meditate on Gods [illegible: 1+ letters]aw▪ Psal. 1. 1, 2. And it is true, this is the only way to Blessedness. But if enquiry be made into the Cause of mans Blessedness, we must seek that elsewhere. All men having sinned and made themselves Guilty before God, and fallen short of the Glory of God, and of that Happiness which was Conferred upon their first Parents, now there is no way to recover this lost Felicity, but by seeking and obtaining the Favour of God, and the pardon of our sins. Which is the very Doctrine of the Gospel: to the Confirmation whereof this Text is justly alledged, Rom. 4. 6, 7. Our sins are Debts, and they need forgiving: they are filthy and abominable in Gods sight, and need covering.

Marginal references: Rom. 4. 6. 7, 8.