The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation

There are some exercises of Religion which stand only in a form of godliness, when men draw near with their mouth and honour God with their lips, and bestow a little bodily exercise and attendance upon him, when in the mean time their hearts are far from him, running after other ⟨image 10⟩objects, Isaiah 29.13. Ezek. 33.31. Other duties there are which are more spiritual, and wherein the life and power of godliness doth consist. Among these, that of heavenly Meditation is one, when, (as the Apostle saith of the blessed Angels, 1 Pet. 1.12.) the heart desires to look into the mysteries of salvation.

THere are some exercises of Religion which stand only in a forme of godlinesse, when men draw neer with their mouth and honour God with their lips, and bestow a little bodily exercise and attendance upon him, when in the mean time their hearts are farre from him, running after other ⟨image 10⟩objects, Isaiah 29.13. Ezek. 33.31. Other duties there are which are more spiritual, and wherein the life and power of godlinesse doth consist. Among these, that of heavenly Meditation is one, when, (as the Apostle saith of the blessed Angels, 1 Pet. 1.12.) the heart desires to look into the mysteries of salvation.

Ever since the fall of Adam, sinful men have had the disposition of Adam, to fly away, and to hide from the presence of the Lord. Natural men are without God in the world, he is not in all their thoughts, they could be well enough content to have him cease from before them, Isaiah 30.11. He is every where else to be found, only shut out of the hearts of wicked men.