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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 8: The Work and Way of Meditation. SERM. VIII.
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5. Beg of God a fixed heart: for fixation of hea• ⟨p. 451⟩is a great friend to meditation. And then,
6. Beg of God the Spirit; for the Spirit is our Remembrancer, to bring all things to our remembrance. Thus do, and you shall in some measure be able to carry on this work of Meditation in a right way, with comfort and sweetness. These things by way of means: By way of means;— be sensible of your former work of meditation;— labour to be more serious;— get a fixed heart and spirit;— lay out objects that may entertain your thoughts upon all occasions;— strengthen your love to, and delight in God;— labour to get Impressions, deep impressions made upon your souls, to the things of God;— and take heed that your hearts and hands be not too full of the world:— And then go to God for this skill of Meditation.
4. But then fourthly, What are those rules and directions that will help therein? How and in what way and manner should this work of Meditation be carried on, with sweetness and success?