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Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
Sermons › Sermon 7: The Sweetness and Profitableness of Divine Meditation. SERM. VII.
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Yea possible it is, that a wicked man may not only think and meditate on the Law of God, but he may find some sweetness therein; for if wicked men do delight in their approach unto God, as in the 58. of Isaiah, Why may they not delight also and find a sweetness in their meditation concerning God.
Yea possible it is, that a wicked man may not onely think and meditate on the Law of God, but he may find some sweetness therein; for if wicked men do delight in their approach unto God, as in the 58. of Isaiah, Why may they not delight also and find a sweetness in their meditation concerning God.
But 3dly. Though a wicked man may meditate on God, and the things of God, and find some sweetness in the work of meditation, yet with this difference. There is a great deal of difference between the sweetness that a wicked man finds in the work of meditation, and the sweetness that a good man finds in the work of meditation. For though a wicked man may meditate, and find some sweetness in the work; yet not withstanding the sweetness doth rather arise from the satisfaction of his natural Conscience, than from the Connaturalness and suitableness that is between his heart and the work. Possibly a Doeg, a wicked man may be Convinced that he ought to read the scriptures, and to meditate therein, and having don so his Conscience is satisfied, and he finds sweetness therein; But •his sweetness doth rather arise from the satisfying of his natural Conscience, than from any Connaturalness and suitableness ⟨p. 430⟩that there is between his heart and the work.
But 3dly. Though a wicked man may meditate on God, and the things of God, and find some sweetness in the work of meditation, yet with this difference. There is a great deal of difference between the sweetness that a wicked man finds in the work of meditation, and the sweetness that a good man finds in the work of meditation. For though a wicked man may meditate, and find some sweetness in the work; yet not withstanding the sweetness doth rather arise from the satisfaction of his natural Conscience, than from the Connaturalness and suitableness that is between his heart and the work. Possibly a Doeg, a wicked man may be Convinced that he ought to read the scriptures, and to meditate theein, and having don so his Conscience is satisfied, and he finds sweetness therein; But his sweetness doth rather arise from the satisfying of his ntural Conscience, than from any Connaturalnesse and suitablenesse