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

4. Equity requires it, God deserves the first of our thoughts, some of his first thoughts were upon us, we had a being in his thoughts before we had a being, he thought upon us [Greek or Hebrew], Ephes. 1, 4. Before the foundations of the World. Before we fell, he was thinking how to raise us. We had the morning of his thoughts; Oh what thoughts of Free grace, What thoughts of Peace hath he had towards us! We have taken up his thoughts from eternity: If we have had some of Gods first thoughts, well may he have our first thoughts.

4. Equity requires it, God deservs the first of our thoughts, some of his first thoughts were upon us, we had a being in his thoughts before we had a being, he thought upon us 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Ephes. 1, 4. Before the foundations of the World. Before we fell, he was thinking how to raise us. We had the morning of his thoughts; Oh what thoughts of Free grace, What thoughts of Peace hath he had towards us! We have taken up his thoughts from eternity: If we have had some of Gods first thoughts, well may he have our first thoughts.

5. This is to imitate the Pattern of the Saints. Job rose early in the morning, and offered, ⟨p. 229⟩Job 1.5. David when he awaked was with God, Psalm 139.17. and indeed this is the way to have a morning blessing. In the morning the dew fell, Exod. 16.13. The dew of a blessing falls early; now we are likeliest to have Gods company. If you would meet with a friend, you go betimes in the morning before he be gone out. We read that the Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles,