Christian directions, showing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…Christian directions, shewing how to walk with God all the day long drawn up…

I. For the nature of occasional Meditation; It is a sudden fixing of the mind upon some profitable subject, occasioned by some thing that we see or hear. The which may be done at all times, and in all places, when thou art at home about the works of thy Calling, or walking abroad. Of this sudden and occasional Meditation there may be much use, by reason of the ••riety of Objects, ⟨p. 38⟩which present themselves to our view; for every creature that we behold, doth afford unto us plentiful matter of spiritual and heavenly Meditation; from each of them thou mayest take occasion to meditate of God, and of his Attributes shining in them, as the Power, Wisdom, Goodness, and other Attributes of God.

I. For the nature of occasional Meditation; It is a sudden fixing of the mind upon some profitable subject, occasioned by some thing that wee see or hear. The which may bee done at all times, and in all places, when thou art at home about the works of thy Calling, or walking abroad. Of this sudden and occasional Meditation there may be much use, by reason of the ••riety of Objects, ⟨p. 38⟩which present themselves to our view; for every creature that wee behold, doth afford unto us plentiful matter of spiritual and heavenly Meditation; from each of them thou mayest take occasion to meditate of God, and of his Attributes shining in them, as the Power, Wisdome, Goodness, and other Attributes of God.

II. For Motives, take these three.

1 It will be a special means to keep worldly, wanton, frivolous thoughts, and idle motions out of thine heart; for if thou give up thy self to idleness, not labouring to possess thy mind with some good and profitable Meditation, thou art sure to be pestered with vain and wicked cogitations.