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The duty of heavenly meditation reviewed
The duty of heavenly meditation reviewed by Richard Baxter at the invitation of Mr. Giles Firmin's exceptions in his book entitled, The real Christian.The duty of heavenly meditation reviewed by Richard Baxter at the invitation of Mr. Giles Firmin's exceptions in his book entituled, The real Christian.
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. To prove Meditation or frequent Meditation day and night a duty, is needless; You confess it. 2. To prove Methodical Meditation a duty to them that have Ability and opportunity, it sufficeth to cite, 1 Cor. 14.26.40. Let all things be done to edifying, and in Order; that is, Right order, not Wrong: and that is, Method. But whether this or that Method be really true and most orderly and edifying, you need not the words of Scripture to tell you: That Cogitations, judicia & verba, rebus sunt aptanda; that ⟨p. 12⟩the Verity of Judgement and Speech lieth in their Congruity to things] are points known by the Light of Reason, and you should not call for a Text to prove them. The Light of nature is not contemptible: The Law of Nature is Gods Law. If Scripture had never spoke it, yet by the Law of Nature it had been a duty to do all things in Order and to Edifying. What is Orderly, the Nature of the subject meditated on, with the end, will declare.
1. To prove Meditation or frequent Meditation day and night a duty, is needless; You confess it. 2. To prove Methodical Meditation a duty to them that have Ability and opportunity, it sufficeth to cite, 1 Cor. 14.26.40. Let all things be done to edifying, and in Order; that is, Right order, not Wrong: and that is, Method. But whether this or that Method be really true and most orderly and edifying, you need not the words of Scripture to tell you: That Cogitationes, judicia & verba, rebus sunt aptanda; that ⟨p. 12⟩the Verity of Judgement and Speech lyeth in their Congruity to things] are points known by the Light of Reason, and you should not call for a Text to prove them. The Light of nature is not contemptible: The Law of Nature is Gods Law. If Scrip•ure had never spoke it, yet by the Law of Nature it had been a duty to do all things in Order and to Edifying. What is Orderly, the Nature of the subject meditated on, with the end, will declare.