A75287:979
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The…
Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and public, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.
London: printed by John Field for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham, 1649London: printed by John Field for Nathanaell Webb and William Grantham, 1649
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4. Confession.
I desire Lord, but alas, how weakly, how dully, how heartlessly? I am not able, Not sufficient of my self, 1to think any thing as of my self, but my sufficiency is of God: It is nature that pulls me from this holy Meditation; nature favours it self, loves the world, abhors death and Eternity in another world: It is my misery that I dote on nothing, or on sin, that's worse then nothing: How long shall these vanities thus besot me?2 How long shall these vain thoughts lodge within me? Why Lord? there is no strength in me, I can neither will nor do;3 It is thou only must work in me both to will and to do (both to meditate on, and to prepare for Eternity) of thy good will and pleasure.
I desire Lord, but alas, how weakly, how dully, how heartlesly? I am not able, Not sufficient of my self, 1to think any thing as of my self, but my sufficiency is of God: It is nature that pulls me from this holy Meditation; nature favors it self, loves the world, abhors death and Eternity in another world: It is my misery that I dote on nothing, or on sin, that's worse then nothing: How long shall these vanities thus besot me?2 How long shall these vain thoughts lodge within me? Why Lord? there is no strength in me, I can neither will nor do;