Sacramental meditations upon divers select places of scripture

First: By this the soul is rendered very unsuitable to that holy presence it approaches, Hab. 1. 13. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look upon Iniquity. Must the great and blessed God wait upon a poor Worm till it be at leisure to attend him? Must he be forsaken for every trifle that comes in the way of its fancy? Oh, how provoking an evil is this! Surely God heareth not Vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it, Job 35. 13. This unsuitableness of our spirits to the Lord, cannot do less than cover our faces with shame, as it did, Ezra. 9. 6. O my God I am ashamed, and even blush to look up unto thee.

First: By this the soul is rendred very unsuitable to that holy presence it approaches, Hab. 1. 13. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look upon Iniquity. Must the great and blessed God wait upon a poor Worm till it be at leisure to attend him? Must he be forsaken for every trifle that comes in the way of its phansie? Oh, how provoking an evil is this! Surely God heareth not Vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it, Job 35. 13. This unsuitableness of our spirits to the Lord, cannot do less than cover our faces with shame, as it did, Ezra. 9. 6. O my God I am ashamed, and even blush to look up unto thee.

Secondly: By this those benefits and comforts are intercepted, which are better than life: There is a sensible presence of God, there are manifestations of pardon, peace, and love; there are reviving influences and fresh anointings of the spirit; there are a thousand mercies of this kind, that in ⟨p. 46⟩