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A treatise of divine meditation
A treatise of divine meditation, by that faithful servant of Jesus Christ Mr. John Ball, late minister of the Gospel at Whitmore in Staffordshire. Published by Simeon Ashe, preacher of the Gospel at Austins, London.
London: printed for H. Mortlock, 1660
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.
Moreover, the conscionable performance of this duty of Application of the Word, with Examination, and Prayer, which is done by Meditation, is, through the blessing of God very effectual, to kill, and crucify the ⟨p. 28⟩lusts of the flesh: The special sins prevented by this exercise. Are,
Moreover, the conscionable performance of this duty of Application of the Word, with Examination, and Prayer, which is done by Meditation, is, through the blessing of God very effectual, to kill, and crucifie the ⟨p. 28⟩lusts of the flesh: The special sins prevented by this exercise. Are,
1. Idle rovings, unprofitable wanderings, unsavoury thoughts, wishes and desires of heart; who groans not under this burden? who is not much hindered by them? They distract in prayer, reading, hearing, and cool our zeal, dead our hearts, waste much precious time, steal away comfort, defile the soul, and bring forth much dangerous fruit.
1. Idle roavings, unprofitable wandrings, unsavoury thoughts, wishes and desires of heart; who groans not under this burden? who is not much hindered by them? They distract in prayer, reading, hearing, and cool our zeal, dead our hearts, waste much precious time, steal away comfort, defile the soul, and bring forth much dangerous fruit.
The special medicine to cure this malady is Meditation, it either keeps, or thrusts out frivolous, and idle thoughts and motions, either it prevents them, or keeps them under. The Word hid in the heart preserves from sinning.