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exchange_n i_o do_v not_o expect_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o temple_n but_o to_o answer_v the_o objection_n have_v thou_o so_o much_o business_n that_o thou_o have_v no_o time_n for_o meditation_n as_o if_o religion_n be_v but_o by_o the_o bye_n a_o thing_n fit_a only_o for_o idle_a hour_n what_o no_o time_n to_o meditate_v what_o be_v the_o business_n of_o thy_o life_n but_o meditation_n god_n never_o send_v we_o into_o the_o world_n to_o get_v riches_n i_o speak_v not_o against_o labour_n in_o a_o call_n but_o i_o say_v this_o be_v not_o the_o end_n of_o our_o come_n hither_o the_o errand_n god_n send_v we_o into_o the_o world_n about_o be_v salvation_n and_o that_o we_o may_v attain_v the_o end_n we_o must_v use_v the_o mean_n viz._n holy_a meditation_n now_o have_v thou_o no_o time_n to_o meditate_v just_a as_o if_o a_o husbandman_n shall_v say_v true_o he_o have_v so_o much_o business_n that_o he_o have_v no_o time_n to_o plough_v or_o sow_v why_o what_o be_v his_o occupation_n but_o plough_v and_o sow_v what_o a_o madness_n be_v it_o to_o hear_v christian_n say_v they_o have_v no_o time_n to_o meditate_v what_o be_v the_o business_n of_o their_o life_n but_o meditation_n oh_o take_v heed_n lest_o by_o grow_v rich_a you_o grow_v worth_a nothing_o at_o last_o take_v heed_n that_o god_n do_v not_o sue_v out_o the_o statute_n of_o bankrupt_a against_o you_o and_o you_o be_v disgrace_v before_o man_n and_o angel_n no_o time_n for_o meditation_n you_o shall_v observe_v that_o other_o in_o former_a age_n have_v have_v as_o much_o business_n as_o you_o and_o public_a affair_n to_o look_v after_o yet_o they_o be_v call_v upon_o to_o meditate_v joshua_n 1.8_o thou_o shall_v meditate_v in_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n joshua_n may_v have_v plead_v a_o excuse_n he_o be_v a_o soldier_n a_o commander_n and_o the_o care_n of_o marshal_v his_o army_n lie_v chief_o upon_o he_o yet_o this_o must_v not_o take_v he_o off_o from_o religion_n joshua_n must_v meditate_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n law_n god_n never_o intend_v that_o the_o great_a business_n of_o religion_n shall_v give_v way_n to_o a_o shop_n or_o farm_n or_o that_o a_o particular_a call_n shall_v justle_v out_o the_o general_n 2._o obj._n but_o this_o duty_n of_o meditation_n be_v hard_a to_o set_v time_n apart_o every_o day_n to_o get_v the_o heart_n into_o a_o meditate_a frame_n be_v very_o difficult_a gerson_n report_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v sometime_o three_o or_o four_o hour_n before_o he_o can_v work_v his_o heart_n into_o a_o spiritual_a frame_n answ_n do_v this_o hinder_v to_o this_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o threefold_a reply_n 1._o the_o price_n that_o god_n have_v set_v heaven_n at_o be_v labour_n our_o salvation_n cost_n christ_n blood_n it_o may_v well_o cost_v we_o sweat_v 2._o sweat_v plurimi_fw-la mollitie_n quadam_fw-la animi_fw-la â—e_n fugiun_fw-la sudorem_fw-la quem_fw-la stbi_fw-la in_o pere_fw-fr quendâ_fw-la faelicitate_fw-la imaginantur_fw-la malunt_fw-la brevi_fw-la huius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la curriculo_fw-la suis_fw-la indulgeâ—eâ—upâ—inibus_fw-la &_o a_o eam_fw-la futurerum_fw-la subive_fw-la quam_fw-la labâ—rem_fw-la susciper_n &_o porteà _fw-la vitam_fw-la praestolari_fw-la aeternam_fw-la marcell_n armamentarij_fw-la scientis_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n suffer_v violence_n matth._n 11_o 12._o it_o be_v as_o a_o garrison_n that_o hold_v out_o and_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n be_v the_o take_v it_o by_o storm_n a_o good_a christian_a must_v offer_v violence_n to_o himself_o though_o not self_o natural_a yet_o self-sinful_a self_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o flesh_n 5.17_o flesh_n gal._n 5.17_o as_o basil_n hierom_n theophylact_fw-mi and_o chrysostome_n do_v all_o expound_v it_o the_o flesh_n cry_v out_o for_o ease_n it_o be_v a_o libertine_n it_o be_v loath_a to_o take_v pain_n loath_a to_o pray_v to_o repent_v
be_v bring_v unto_o the_o king_n in_o raiment_n of_o needlework_n 45._o psal_n 45._o and_o you_o shall_v hear_v christ_n pronounce_v that_o bless_a word_n cant._n 4.7_o thou_o be_v all_o fair_a my_o love_n and_o there_o be_v no_o spot_n in_o thou_o print_a for_o ralph_n smith_n at_o the_o bible_n in_o cornhill_n love_n intercourse_n between_o the_o lamb_n and_o his_o bride_n christ_n and_o his_o church_n or_o a_o clear_a explication_n and_o application_n of_o the_o song_n of_o solomon_n by_o will._n guild_n d.d._n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la for_o mediation_n pag._n 71._o line_n 12._o read_v meditation_n for_o medulo_fw-la p._n 304_o mark_fw-mi r._n modulo_fw-la for_o isunt_fw-la p._n 331._o mark_fw-mi r._n insunt_fw-la for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 338._o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o isa_n 32.13_o p._n 346._o l._n 5._o r._n deut._n 32.13_o for_o love_n p._n 363._o l._n 6_o r._n lovely_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 366._o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sermon_n upon_o psal_n 37.37_o p._n 2._o for_o praemit_fw-la r._n premit_fw-la for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 38._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o index_n chap._n i._o that_o negative_a goodness_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o entitle_v a_o man_n to_o heaven_n pag._n 4_o chap._n 2._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 11_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o delight_n in_o god_n law_n 12_o doct._n that_o a_o true_a saint_n delight_v in_o god_n law_n ibid._n chap._n 3._o whence_o the_o saint_n delight_v in_o the_o law_n spring_v 13_o 14_o chap._n 4._o a_o characteristical_a difference_n between_o a_o child_n of_o god_n and_o a_o hypocrite_n 16_o 17_o 19_o chap._n 5._o two_o case_n resolve_v p._n 20_o 23._o chap._n 6._o the_o trial_n of_o a_o christian_n delight_n in_o god_n and_o his_o law_n 27_o 28_o chap._n 7._o a_o exhortation_n to_o this_o spiritual_a delight_n in_o religion_n 35_o 36_o 37_o chap._n 8._o how_o a_o christian_n may_v attain_v to_o this_o bless_a delight_n 51_o 52_o chap._n 9_o this_o delight_n in_o god_n shall_v cause_v thankfulness_n to_o god_n 53_o 54_o concern_v meditation_n chap._n 1._o that_o a_o good_a christian_n be_v a_o meditate_v christian_n p._n 59_o chap._n 2._o what_o meditation_n be_v 61_o 62_o chap._n 3._o that_o meditation_n be_v a_o duty_n 66_o 67_o chap._n 4._o how_o meditation_n differ_v from_o memory_n 69_o chap._n 5._o how_o meditation_n differ_v from_o study_n 71_o chap._n 6._o the_o subject-matter_n of_o meditation_n 72_o sect_n 1._o meditate_v on_o god_n attribute_n 73_o six_o in_o particular_a 1._o meditate_v on_o god_n omnisciency_n 74_o 2._o meditate_v on_o god_n holiness_n 75_o 3._o meditate_v on_o god_n wisdom_n 77_o 4._o meditate_v on_o god_n power_n 78_o 5._o meditate_v on_o god_n mercy_n 81_o 6._o meditate_v on_o god_n truth_n 84_o sect_n 2._o meditate_v upon_o the_o promise_n 85_o sect_n 3._o meditate_v upon_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n 90_o sect_n 4._o meditate_v upon_o sin_n 96_o sect_n 5._o meditate_v upon_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n 101_o sect_n 6._o meditate_v upon_o the_o excellency_n of_o grace_n 103._o grace_n be_v better_a than_o gold_n p._n 105_o grace_n be_v better_a than_o gift_n 106_o sect_n 7._o meditate_v upon_o the_o estate_n of_o your_o soul_n 109_o sect_n 8._o meditate_v upon_o the_o fewness_n of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v 113_o sect_n 9_o meditate_v upon_o the_o sadness_n of_o final_a apostasy_n 117_o 118_o sect_n 10._o meditate_v of_o death_n 120_o sect_n 11._o meditate_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 125_o sect_n 12._o meditate_v on_o hell_n 133_o sect_n 13._o meditate_v on_o heaven_n 139_o sect_n 14._o meditate_v upon_o eternity_n 143_o sect_n 15._o meditate_v upon_o your_o experience_n 148_o chap._n 7._o discover_v the_o necessity_n of_o meditation_n 193_o chap._n 8._o use_v 1_o inform._n it_o show_v why_o so_o few_o good_a christian_n 199_o chap._n 9_o use_v 2._o rept_v it_o reprove_v they_o who_o do_v not_o meditate_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 201_o chap._n 10._o use_v 3_o exhort_v a_o holy_a persuasive_a to_o meditation_n 203_o chap._n 11._o the_o answer_v of_o objection_n 207_o 210_o chap._n 12._o concern_v occasional_a meditation_n 215_o chap._n 13._o for_o the_o right_a time_a of_o meditation_n 222_o chap._n 14._o how_o long_a christian_n shall_v be_v conversant_a in_o this_o duty_n 231_o chap._n 15._o the_o usefulness_n of_o meditation_n 233_o chap._n 16._o the_o excellency_n of_o meditation_n 249_o chap._n 17._o divine_a motive_n to_o meditation_n 251_o chap._n 18._o rule_n for_o meditation_n 259_o in_o the_o appendix_n to_o meditation_n doct._n that_o it_o be_v the_o sweet_a temper_n of_o a_o gracious_a heart_n to_o be_v still_o with_o god_n 289_o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v still_o with_o god_n 290_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o soul_n be_v say_v to_o be_v still_o with_o god_n 291_o 292_o 293_o why_o the_o soul_n be_v still_o with_o god_n 298_o use_v 1._o show_v how_o a_o christian_a may_v be_v in_o heaven_n before_o his_o time_n 305_o use_v 2._o reproof_n 1._o branch_n it_o reprove_v they_o who_o be_v never_o with_o god_n 306_o 2._o branch_n it_o reprove_v they_o who_o be_v seldom_o with_o god_n 309_o use_v 3_o a_o persuasive_a to_o christian_n to_o be_v still_o with_o god_n 312_o 1._o argument_n how_o unworthy_a it_o be_v to_o have_v the_o heart_n set_v upon_o the_o world_n 313_o 2._o argument_n what_o a_o rare_a kind_n of_o life_n it_o be_v to_o be_v still_o with_o god_n 314_o 1._o it_o be_v the_o most_o noble_a life_n 315_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o most_o satisfactory_a life_n 316_o 3._o it_o be_v the_o most_o joyful_a life_n 317_o 4._o it_o be_v the_o most_o durable_a life_n 318_o how_o a_o christian_n may_v arrive_v at_o this_o bless_a frame_n of_o heart_n 320_o concern_v christ_n loveliness_n doct._n jesus_n christ_n be_v infinite_o lovely_a 332_o that_o christ_n be_v most_o lovely_a appear_v 1._o by_o his_o title_n 333_o 2._o by_o type_n prefigure_v he_o which_o be_v either_o 1._o of_o person_n as_o moses_n 334_o david_n 336._o solomon_n 337._o or_o 2._o of_o thing_n 1._o christ_n be_v typify_v by_o the_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n and_o fire_n p._n 338_o 2._o christ_n be_v typify_v by_o the_o manna_n 339_o 3._o christ_n be_v typify_v by_o the_o mercy-seat_n 340_o 4._o christ_n be_v typify_v by_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n 341_o 5._o christ_n be_v typify_v by_o noah_n ark._n 342_o 3._o that_o christ_n be_v lovely_a appear_v by_o several_a resemblance_n he_o be_v compare_v to_o thing_n most_o lovely_a as_o 1._o to_o the_o rose_n of_o sharon_n 343_o 2_o to_o a_o precious_a vine_n ibid._n 3_o to_o a_o cornerstone_n 344_o 4_o to_o a_o rock_n 345_o 5_o to_o a_o river_n in_o a_o dry_a ground_n 346_o 6_o to_o a_o rich_a treasury_n ibid._n 7_o to_o a_o beautiful_a robe_n 347_o 4_o christ_n loveliness_n appear_v by_o real_a demonstration_n 1_o christ_n be_v lovely_a in_o himself_o five_o manner_n of_o way_n 1_o he_o be_v lovely_a in_o his_o person_n 348_o 349_o 2_o he_o be_v lovely_a in_o his_o disposition_n p._n 352_o 3_o he_o be_v lovely_a in_o his_o suffering_n 354_o 4_o he_o be_v lovely_a in_o his_o grace_n 357_o 5_o he_o be_v lovely_a in_o his_o conversation_n 360_o 2_o christ_n be_v lovely_a in_o the_o esteem_n of_o other_o he_o be_v lovely_a 1._o to_o god_n his_o father_n 362_o he_o be_v lovely_a 2._o to_o the_o saint_n 363_o he_o be_v lovely_a 3._o to_o the_o angel_n ibid._n use_v 1_o information_n 1_o branch_n behold_v the_o lovely_a excellency_n of_o christ_n 364_o 2_o branch_n it_o show_v we_o that_o the_o reason_n why_o many_o embrace_v not_o christ_n be_v their_o ignorance_n of_o his_o loveliness_n 371_o 372_o 3_o branch_n it_o show_v the_o misery_n of_o a_o christlesse_a person_n 1_o who_o live_v without_o christ_n 379_o 2_o who_o die_v without_o christ_n 382_o use_v 2._o exhort_v 1_o branch_n labour_v to_o get_v a_o part_n and_o interest_n in_o christ_n 384_o 2_o branch_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o this_o lovely_a saviour_n 387_o try_v your_o love_n to_o christ_n 1_o by_o the_o degree_n of_o it_o p._n 389_o 2_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o 391_o 3_o branch_n labour_v to_o render_v christ_n lovely_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o 397_o 1_o by_o commend_v his_o beauty_n 398_o 2_o by_o adorn_v his_o gospel_n 399_o use_v 3_o consolation_n christ_n glorious_a beauty_n and_o loveliness_n shall_v be_v put_v upon_o the_o saint_n 401_o 40â—_n finis_fw-la