A96109:289
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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3. It is a part of that solemn Respect and Honour we give to God, to let him have Aurorae filium, the first thoughts of the day; we give persons of quality the precedency, we let them take the first place. If we honour God (whose Name is Reverend and Holy) we will ⟨p. 227⟩let the thoughts of God take place of all other. When the World hath the first of our thoughts, 'tis a sign the world lies uppermost, we love it most. The first thing a covetous man meditates on in the morning is dea pecunia, his money; a sign his Gold lies nearest to his heart. Oh Christians let God have your morning Meditations. He takes it in disdain to have the world served before him. Suppose a King, and a Yeoman were to dine in the same room, and to sit at two Tables, if the Yeoman should have his meat brought up, & be served first, the King might well take it in an high Disdain, and look upon it as a contempt done to his person. When the world shall be served first, all our morning thoughts attending it, and the Lord shall be put off ⟨p. 228⟩with the Dregs of the day, when our thoughts begin to run low, is not this a contempt done to the God of Glory?
3. It is a part of that solemn Respect and Honour we give to God, to let him have Aurorae filium, the first thoughts of the day; we give persons of quality the precedency, we let them take the first place. If we honour God (whose Name is Reverend and Holy) we will ⟨p. 227⟩let the thoughts of God take place of all other. When the World hath the first of our thoughts, 'tis a sign the world lies uppermost, we love it most. The first thing a covetous man meditates on in the morning is dea pecunia, his money; a sign his Gold lies nearest to his heart. Oh Christians let God have your morning Meditations. He takes it in disdain to have the world served before him. Suppose a King, and a Yeoman were to dine in the same room, and to sit at two Tables, if the Yeoman should have his meat brought up, & be served first, the King might well take it in an high Disdain, and look upon it as a contempt done to his person. When the world shall be served first, all our morning thoughts attending it, and the Lord shall be put off ⟨p. 228⟩