A96109:369
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Where you have the very effigies and portraiture of a godly man drawn out, he is one that is still with God. It was Davids happiness that he lived above the common rate of men, not only as he was higher in power and dignity, being a king, but higher in sublimeness of affection*, having his heart and hope ⟨p. 287⟩raised above the world, I am still with thee. Divines give many reasons why David was called a man after Gods heart, but sure this is not the least, because the frame of his heart was so heavenly, this being most agreeable to Gods nature and will. David was a man that (as Ambrose speaks) lived in the world above the world. As soon as he awaked he stepped into heaven. David was a Seraphical saint, a mortal Angel, like a true bird of paradise he did seldom touch with his feet upon the earth. He was least alone when he was most a lone2. When he awaked he was with God;
Where you have the very effigies and portraicture of a godly man drawn out, he is one that is still with God. It was Davids happiness that he lived above the common rate of men, not only as he was higher in power and dignity, being a king, but higher in sublimeness of affection*, having his heart and hope ⟨p. 287⟩raised above the world, I am stil with thee. Divines give many reasons why David was called a man after Gods heart, but sure this is not the least, because the frame of his heart was so heavenly, this being most agreeable to Gods nature and will. David was a man that (as Ambrose speaks) lived in the world above the world. Assoon as he awaked he stept into heaven. David was a Seraphical saint, a mortal Angel, like a true bird of paradise he did seldom touch with his feet upon the earth. He was least alone when he was most a lone2. When he awaked he was with God;