A96109:534
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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Concerning Meditation. CHAP. 1. That a good Christian is a meditating Christian. p. 59 CHAP. 2. What Meditation is. 61, 62 CHAP. 3. That Meditation is a duty. 66, 67 CHAP. 4. How Meditation differs from memory. 69 ⟨image 201⟩CHAP. 5. How Meditation differs from study. 71 CHAP. 6. The subject-matter of Meditation. 72 SECT. 1. Meditate on Gods Attributes. 73 Six in particular. 1. Meditate on Gods omniscience. 74 2. Meditate on Gods holiness. 75 3. Meditate on Gods wisdom. 77 4. Meditate on Gods power. 78 5. Meditate on Gods mercy. 81 6. Meditate on Gods truth. 84 SECT. 2. Meditate upon the promises. 85 SECT. 3. Meditate upon the love of Christ. 90 SECT. 4. Meditate upon sin. 96 SECT. 5. Meditate upon the vanity of the creature. 101 SECT. 6. Meditate upon the excellency of grace. 103. ⟨image 202⟩Grace is better than gold. p. 105 Grace is better than gifts. 106 SECT. 7. Meditate upon the estate of your souls. 109 SECT. 8. Meditate upon the fewness of them that shall be saved. 113 SECT. 9. Meditate upon the sadness of final apostasy. 117, 118 SECT. 10. Meditate of death. 120 SECT. 11. Meditate upon the day of judgment. 125 SECT. 12. Meditate on hell. 133 SECT. 13. Meditate on heaven. 139 SECT. 14. Meditate upon eternity. 143 SECT. 15. Meditate upon your experiences. 148 CHAP. 7. Discovering the necessity of Meditation. 193 ⟨image 202⟩CHAP. 8. Use 1. Inform. It shows why so few good Christians. 199 CHAP. 9. Use 2. Rept. It reproves them who do not meditate in the Law of God. 201 CHAP. 10. Use 3. Exhort. A holy persuasive to Meditation. 203 CHAP. 11. The answering of Objections. 207, 210 CHAP. 12. Concerning occasional Meditations. 215 CHAP. 13. For the right timing of meditation. 222 CHAP. 14. How long Christians should be conversant in this duty. 231 CHAP. 15. The usefulness of Meditation. 233 CHAP. 16. The excellency of Meditation. 249 CHAP. 17. Divine motives to Meditation. 251 CHAP. 18. Rules for Meditation. 259
Concerning Meditation. CHAP. 1. That a good Christian is a meditating Christian. p. 59 CHAP. 2. What Meditation is. 61, 62 CHAP. 3. That Meditation is a duty. 66, 67 CHAP. 4. How Meditation differs from memory. 69 ⟨image 201⟩