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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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2. Meditate on the holiness of God. 1Holiness is the embroidered robe God wears; it is the glory of the God head, Exod. 15.11. Glorious in holiness: 'Tis the most orient pearl of the crown of heaven. God is the exemplar and pattern of holiness. It is primarily and originally in God as light in the Sun; you may as well separate weight from lead, or heat from fire, as holiness from the divine nature; Gods holiness is that whereby his heart riseth against any sin, as being ⟨p. 76⟩most diametrically opposite to his essence. Hab. 1.13. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity. Meditate much on this attribute.
2. Meditate on the holinesse of God. 1Holinesse is the embroydered robe God wears; it is the glory of the God head, Exod. 15.11. Glorious in holiness: 'Tis the most orient pearle of the crown of heaven. God is the exemplar and pattern of holinesse. It is primarily and originally in God as light in the Sunne; you may as well separate weight from lead, or heat from fire, as holinesse from the divine nature; Gods holinesse is that whereby his heart riseth against any sinne, as being ⟨p. 76⟩most diametrically opposite to his essence. Hab. 1.13. Thou art of purer eyes than to behold iniquity. Meditate much on this attribute.
- 1Meditate on the holiness of God. Mirabilis Sanctitate.