A41327:65
Meditations upon Mr. Baxter's review of his treatise of the duty of heavenly meditation…
Meditations upon Mr. Baxter's review of his treatise of the duty of heavenly meditation in answer to the exceptions of Giles Firmin, against some things in that treatise concerning meditation : published for the satisfaction of many sincere Christians troubled at their inability to perform that duty as the said author (and some others with him) have described it and charged it / by Giles Firmin.
London : s.n., Printed in the year 1672
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.
2. What Sir, must we Preach as frequently as we must Medic? and must we Preach day and night, and all the day, as we must meditate?
2. What Sir, must we Preach as frequently as we must Medi•e? and must we Preach day and night, and all the day, as we must •editate?
3. Because when I Preach to a multitude, some, Atheists, Errors, Heretics, others very ignorant and weak, doubtful, dead in […], &c. Therefore I must labour to Enlighten, Convince, Confute, •orm, and divers things must shall in, that I may come to the end ••my work [if it be possible] and this will cost so convenient time • not to dunt my Auditory, must I needs run over these Topics, ••en I am in Meditation with my self? possibly when I hear a man ••each, I understand the point, the reasons &c. as well as himself: my […] possibly so convinced of the goodness of the thing, that it saith, I ••d in no need of your Reasons to convince me, or motives to draw •• to consent; I consent already: give me the thing saith my will, and •• it not be the same at home in my Meditation? and yet must I ••ds require of men as much time at home in Meditation as a Minister […] his Preaching?
3. Because when I Preach to a multitude, some, Atheists, Erro•s, Hereticks, others very ignorant and weak, doubtful, dead in 〈…〉, &c. Therefore I must labour to Illighten, Convince, Confute, orm, and divers things must sall in, that I may come to the end my work [if it be possible] and this will cost so convenient time not to dunt my Auditory, must I needs run over these Topicks, en I am in Meditation with my self? possibly when I hear a man each, I understand the point, the reasons &c. as well as himself: my possibly so convinced of the goodness of the thing, that it saith, I d in no need of your Reasons to convince me, or motives to draw to consent; I consent already: give me the thing saith my will, and it not be the same at home in my Meditation? and yet must I ds require of men as much time at home in Meditation as a Minister his Preaching?