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The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation
The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation. / By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1657
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Meditate on Gods attributes. The attributes of God are the several beams by which the divine nature shines forth to us; and there are six special attributes which we should fix our meditations upon.
MEditate on Gods attributes. The attributes of God are the several beames by which the divine nature shines forth to us; and there are six special attributes which we should fix our meditations upon.
1. Meditate upon Gods omniscience. His eye is continually upon us; he hath a window opens into the conscience; Our thoughts are unveiled before him. ⟨p. 74⟩He can tell the Words we speak in our bed-chamber,*. 2 Kings 6.12. He is described with seven eyes to show his omniscience*. Thou numberest my steps, Job 14.16. The Hebrew word *signifies to take an exact account. God is said to number our steps, when he makes a curious and critical observation of our actions; God sets down every passage of our lives, and keeps as it were a daybook of all we do, and enters it down into the book. Meditate much on this omniscience.
1. Meditate upon Gods omnisciency. His eye is continually upon us; he hath a window opens into the conscience; Our thoughts are unvail'd before him. ⟨p. 74⟩He can tell the Words we speak in our bed-chamber,