A96109:207
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. The meditation of the last day would make us labour to approve our hearts to God, the great Judge and Umpire of the world. 'Tis no matter what men think of us, but what is our Judges opinion of us? to him we must stand or fall. The meditation of the day of judgement would make us endeavour to be like Moses, who was [Greek or Hebrew], fair to God, as the Original hath it*. The Galaxia, or milky way (as the Astronomers call it) is a bright circle in the heavens containing many ⟨p. 130⟩stars, but they are so small that they have no name, nor are they taken cognizance of by the Astrologers. Give me leave to apply it, possibly others may take no notice of us, we are so small as to have no name in the world, yet if we are true stars, and can approve our hearts to God, we shall hold up our heads with boldness, when we come to stand before our Judge.
2. The meditation of the last day would make us labour to approve our hearts to God, the great Judge and Umpire of the world. 'Tis no matter what men think of us, but what is our Judges opinion of us? to him we must stand or fall. The meditation of the day of judgement would make us endeavour to be like Moses, who was 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, faire to God, as the Original hath it*. The Galaxia, or milky way (as the Astronomers call it) is a bright circle in the heavens containing many ⟨p. 130⟩starres, but they are so small that they have no name, nor are they taken cognizance of by the Astrologers. Give me leave to apply it, possibly others may take no notice of us, we are so small as to have no name in the world, yet if we are true stars, and can approve our hearts to God, we shall hold up our heads with boldnesse, when we come to stand before our Judge.