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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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6. Have you not had many signal deliverances? When you have been even at the gates of death, God hath miraculously recovered you, and renewed your strength as the Eagle; may not you write that writing which Hezekiah did, Isa. 38 6. The writing of Hezekiah King of Judah, when he had been sick and was recovered of his sickness; you thought the Sun of your life was quite setting, but God made this Sun return back many degrees. Here's an experience for meditation to feed upon. When you have been imprisoned, your foot taken in the snare, and the Lord hath broken the snare, nay, hath made those to break it who were the instruments of laying it. Behold an experience; Oh let us often revolve in mind our experiences. If a man had physic receipts by him, he would be often looking over his receipts. You that have rare receipts of mercy by you, ⟨p. 154⟩be often by meditation looking over your receipts.
6. Have you not had many signal deliverances? When you have been even at the gates of death, God hath miraculously recovered you, and renued your strength as the Eagle; may not you write that writing which Hezekiah did, Isa. 38 6. The writing of Hezekiah King of Judah, when he had been sick and was recovered of his sicknesse; you thought the Sunne of your life was quite setting, but God made this Sunne returne back many degrees. Here's an experience for meditation to feed upon. When you have been imprisoned, your foot taken in the snare, and the Lord hath broken the snare, nay, hath made those to break it who were the instruments of laying it. Behold an experience; Oh let us often revolve in minde our experiences. If a man had physick receits by him, he would be often looking over his receits. You that have rare receits of mercy by you, ⟨p. 154⟩be often by meditation looking over your receits.