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A62529	Crums of bread for the dove in the clefts of the rock, and the secret places of the stairs, Cant. 2.14, or, Helps to meditation on conversion, mortification, sanctification, the Christians daily walke, reading the scriptures, and good practicall books : for a friend / by J.T.	Tickell, John, d. 1694.	1652 (1652)	Wing T1156; ESTC R6990	32,989	81

treatise on the Sacrament SECT XVII Of reading the Scriptures 1. SEttle your faith in the Divinity 2 Pet. 1.19 Authority and Verity of the Scriptures And for that consider 1. that God is 2. that God in his name 2 Tim. 3.16 Joh. 1.1 c nature and will cannot be known without revelation of himselfe 3. such is his goodnesse not to say his justice that he will not expect that we should know him believe in him worship and serve him not having given the world a sufficient discovery of himselfe 4. there is no other Act. 4.12 but this of the Scriptures sufficient for that purpose Heb. 1.1 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. 5. This hath been delivered from God from time to time and 6. is a sufficient discovery of God and of his will 1. The Scriptures affirm it 2. Nothing rationall can be objected against it 3. The Contents prove it it carries selfe-evidence with it and all divine characters necessary to it Heb. 2.4 4. It hath been sealed from heaven by a continued series of Providence by miracles by the powers of the Holy Ghost upon the first writers and publishers Heb. 4.12 by spirituall and divine operations on Hearers some to Conversion and Consolation on others to Conviction and Confusion 5. It hath been confirmed and sealed by the bloud of Christ and many thousand Martyrs Heb. 9.15 6. It is wonderfully preserved in the world 1 Tim. 3.15 and handed in the Church from one generation to another and is still the same notwithstanding all attempts to deface it 7. 1 Joh. 5.10 Every true Believer hath the witnesse to it within himselfe lives upon it Rev. 12.11 and would dye many a death rather then deny it loose it or the comforts of it 2. Be conversant with it Psal 1.1 2. and much in reading it hearing it and meditating upon it Ioh. 5.45 Ps 1. 19. 119. 2 Pet. 1.19 2 Tim. 3.15 Rev. 1.4 c with faith love humility diligence obedience constancy 3. Read sometime occasionally Act. 8.28 29. for your instruction and consolation as you shall be guided to it by God's spirit and providence and your best understanding but often solemnely have your set times for it in your retirements besides the family and publick opportunities sit close at it be not long absent from it Read for spirituall refreshment as God shall direct you be much acquainted with the Psalmes Esay the N Test Read for particular purposes on speciall places Read for the generall knowledge of the Scripture the Bible in order and for quantity at a time as your opportunity will give leave 4. when you are to read solemnly 1 Pet. 2.1 lay aside sinfull lust and worldly thoughts quicken your affections to the duty set your self in Gods presence beg his spirit take the Book in hand with reverence read with faith fear diligence and understanding and that you may the better understand it Act. 8.30 31. use such helps as God hath afforded 1 Consider the connexion and scope comparing it with other places 2. Refer it to an enquiry when you meet with a good Annotator or an able Minister 3. Passe on to what you may more easily understand and remember that places concerning salvation and the necessaries to it for saith and life are generally plaine and easy to be understood What you understand consider Ps 119. that it may affect your heart and take place in your memory and give you such obvious observations as it naturally affordeth for instruction or consolation take speciall notice of what may increase your spirituall knowledge rebuke your corruption direct and quicken you to duty answer temptations and refresh your soules and more especially of what the spirit of God in reading sets home upon your hearts with evidence and power If you would not willingly loose the observations set a note upon the place and if need be refer it to your Note-book for that purpose When you have done reflect upon the whole by meditation and commend it to God in prayer bringing forth the fruits of it in an holy life and conversation Helpes to the understanding of the Scriptures may be such as these 1. Read books directing you about the Scriptures as Ambrose Middle things Whites Directions for Reading Roberts Key to the Bible 2. When you meet with a difficult place Note it referre it for an enquiry when you meet with an able Minister or a good Expositor 3. Have some choice Annotations on the whole Bible and on particular books if the English Annotations in Folio be costly Get Bishop Halls Paraphrase or Deodates Annotations For the perticular books there are severall as Caryll on Jobe Burroughes on Hosea Greenhill on some part of Ezekiel Hutchenson on the lesser Prophets Dickson on the Psalmes 1. Dixon on Matthew and Hebrewes and all the Epistles Hutchenson on St Johns Gospell Manton on James and Jude Jenkins on Jude Sclater on Thessalonians Baine on Ephesians Bifield on Collossions c. Ainsworth on Pentatench Psalmes and Canticles with many others if you cannot get all get such as you can 4. Acquaint your selves with the Generall Contents of the severall books In Scritpure the Five Books of Moses shew the Creation of the World and the foundation of the Church at length setling it on Abrahams family with Gods proceeding with them in Egypt and the wildernesse under the conduct of Moses c. Joshua and other Historicall Books shew the progresse of God and his providence towards the Church in severall waies and persons and times The Psalmes are full of spirituall Meditations Proverbs full of instructions for Holy Wisdome Ecclesiastes shewes the vanity of the creature Canticles communion between Christ and his Church and that as some think Prophetically The Prophets containe not only Prophecies that concerned the Jewes and other Nations but many promises of Christ and Grace c. The Evangelists give you the History of Christ his person doctrine miracles life death resurrection and ascension The Acts shew the foundations of the Christian Church among Jewes and Gentiles The Epistles are for the edification of those Churches and our instruction occasioned mostly by Heresies and persecutions The Revelations Prophetically set forth the state of the world in generall and the Church in speciall from St Iohns daies till the end of the World Be most conversant in plaine and practicall Scripturess neglect not others Doctrinall or Historicall For the propheticall especially Daniell and the Revelations they are beyond the reach of famous Divines much more common Christians Providence is the best expositor on Prophecies and to a good understanding in them there needs much knowledg of History and Chronology yea the most profound and abstrusest parts of learning only somethings in generall may be easily understood as that such and such places concerne the description and condition of the Church in her pure or degenerate in her prosperous or suffering condition and such and such the enemies of God and of his people and so may be read with profit In summe believe the truth of the Scripture Adore the Majesty of God in them acquaint your selves with their matter make them the ground of your faith and the rule of your life and practise blesse God for them and wait till Heaven give an absolute and perfect understanding of the whole SECT XVIII Of Reading good Books IT hath been Gods wonderfull care of his people to provide as the Scriptures so good books for them there are many such both doctrinall and practicall Get and read the best but in a good method and with diligence 1. For Books Scripturall they are such as these 1. Expositors as before Sermons of them make choice Concordances Newmans and Cottons are large but usefull Downhams are briefe and it may be may serve a private Christian A Book of Scripture references perhaps in English may be wanting the Catechisme in quarto with the Scripture references may be a present supply till a larger may be had Directive for reading of the Scriptures you had in the former Section as Ambrose and Bifield c. And for the reading of expositors some as the briefe Annotations must be consulted on difficulties others as larger expositors may be read in order throughout as other choice books Doctrinall Bishop Ushers Body of Divinity Downhams sum Leighs Body of Divinity The morning exercise at Giles and the Assemblies larg Catechismes with other Catechismes will be a good introduction to them you may referre your other reading From some good Catechisme understand the principles of Religion and then having gotten a knowledg of the heads in Divinity proceed to other books observing the point of doctrine with its proofe from Scripture and sound reason It 's severall branches for Amplification and it's uses in Application For sentences and illustrations you may look upon them as profitable or pleasant but not so necessary For Controversall you need not trouble your selfe with most of that nature get advice for such from an able minister For practicall there are many on particular subjects I have referred you to not a few Others are on mixed subjects get and read the best Such as these I would commend besides others you may meet with and at present I may let slip Shepheards sound convert and believer and others of his Hookers works Baxters Gurnhalls Loves Preston Sibbes Perkins Downham Harris Tomas Goodwins VVorks Reynolds Symonds Mor●i Exercises both Ball. Read well Ambro●● looking unto Iesus c. In reading practicall books observe these directions 1. Acquaint your self with 〈◊〉 best books 2. With the generall conte● of the book 3. Then read it over in ●●der for time as opportunity gives lea●● 4. Observe the principall heads more 〈◊〉 enlargements 5. Incorproate the ma●●ter into your understanding And 6 the●● get it wrought into your hearts and upon your affections by meditation 7. take speciall notice of what particularly concernes you especially what is set home upon your hearts by the spirit of God in your reading either by way of conviction instruction or consolation 8. make an end with one good book before you begin with another in your ordinary course Let your books be few choice sufficient and read them well Get a well chosen and composed closet of books A faire Bible Deodates Annotations a Concordanc●● Ushers Body of Divinity and for practic●●● Books as you can procure them FINIS

Mat. 3.8 and if through weaknesse and infirmity thou beest at any time overtaken to reflect upon thy selfe Ps 51. and renew these actings of repentance with particular application to that transgression And 7. Every day whether sin be known or not known to be searching humbling confessing praying resolving labouring to root out and destroy the remainders of thy Corruption Ps 19.12 3. New obedience calls thee 1. To Consider the obligation that lies upon thee by nature and grace to know and to doe the will of God 2. Rem 12.1 Rom. 14.9 To acquaint thy selfe with the mind and will of God revealed in his word as the rule of thy dury 3. Ps 1. Psal 119. Acts 9.6 Deut. 39 Is 56.8 To give up thy selfe in the sence of thy duty and Gods mercy through Christ in a Covenant of sincere free full universall and constant obedience 4. Making Christ thy strength and the Word thy rule Gods Glory and thine own salvation thine end and the spirit thy guide and a good conscience thy principle to apply thy selfe to the exercise of every grace Psal 50.4 Rom. 6.12 and the performance of every duty which God requireth of thee towards himselfe thine own soule and others in thy place condition Phil. 3.8 1 Pet. 2.5 and capacity 5. Making up thy defects when sensible of them by presenting thy person and thy duty to Gods Gracious acceptance according to the Covenant of of Grace through the mediation of Jesus Christ In so doing Com. for thy Comfort understand that God will accept and Christ will help grace shall be thy state God Christ promises pardon peace priviledg shall be thy portion whilest thou art here death judgment hell curse wrath and reall evils shall not come nigh to hurt thee Heaven blessednesse and glory eternall life and joy shall be thine inheritance and possession to all eternity And if thou wouldest not miscarry in this great work Caut. Luk. 19.42 Mat. 11.6 take heed 1 of delaies demurres put offs 2. of taking offence at the strictnesse of duty at the low condition of Christ and Christians and the scandalous lives and actions of Hypocrites and professors who shall beare their burden Acts 2.40 3. of evill company 4. Of discouragements from carnall friends 5. Heb. 3.12 Of an evill heart of impenitency and unbeliefe 6. Of Temptations from Sathan 7. Acts 26.28.29 Of being but almost a Christian resting in convictions confessions humiliations vowes and promises profession partiall change and reformation good esteem with others till the work be perfectly done and thine heart subdued unto God in Christ in faith repentance and new obedience according to the Gospell and the directions now set before you 8. Rom. 14.1 Of troubling your selves with needlesse disputes and questions about things of small moment in Religion or above your reach 9. Of Spirituall pride upon the one hand or unnecessary calling in question your condition upon the other where this work is sincerely done or Gods Grace and mercy for your pardon and acceptance in Jesus Christ 10. Take heed of Apostacy and backsliding in whole or part to corrupt opinions and errours upon the one hand or to sinfull practises and courses upon the other When this work is done Coun. give grace the glory 1 Tim. 1.14 Mat. 18.3 adore its freedome and magnifie its power believe its constancy and live upon its fulnesse till brought to glory 2. Be daily practising and perfecting this blessed work and think not that all is done till thou getst to Heaven 3. For further direction and thy better progresse be much in Holy exercises Acts 9.11 praying hearing meditating conferring with good Christians reading the Scriptures and Sermon notes and good books especially about Conversion and Regeneration Some Sermons I have purposely preached on this Subject in Abington on the severall instances of conversion in the new Testament in Exeter on Joh. 3. at Petrocks on Acts 26.18 at Mary-steps and Edmonds on Matth. 18.3 at Mary-moores c. besides collaterall applications had I been more in this work and method successe would have been through grace proportionable These following are choice Books though not all that may be read upon this subject get and read what you can of them Baxters Call to the unconverted Baxter Of Conversion Baxters Directions to prevent miscarrying in conversion His Saint or a Brute His Sermons on Death and Judgment His Everlasting Rest Whately of Regeneration Hooker's Soules preparation for Christ Soule 's Humiliation with severall other Treatises of his contracted in Ambrose his prima or first things Dike of Repentance morning Exercise at Giles London Morning exercise at Cripplegate the Sermons in them on this Subject Ob Sedgwick on Rev. 3.20 his treatise of faith c. SECT II. Of Mortification HAving seen the Conversion of the Sinner let us proceed to the worke and exercise of the Saint and the first thing that presents it self to our consideration for the improvement of his conversion is the Mortification of his corruption and therein note 1. That there is an indwelling Body of sin and corruption that remaineth in the converted and regenerated person It is perfectly pardoned but not perfectly purged out and destroyed while in this body of flesh See Romanes 7th per tot 2. It is the duty and property of every truly converted and regenerated person to proceed in the mortification of corruption and to endeavour through grace the compleat destruction of that body of sin that is about him and every branch and member of it See Rom. 6. 7. 8. Col. 3. Gal. 5 c. throughout R. 1. Remaining sin is remaining enmity to God and to the Christian himselfe Rom. 8.7 1 Pet. 2.11 Gen. 17.1 and must not be let alone 2. Conversion and true Repentance is only sincere and true as it intends perfection 3. It must be perfectly done by Grace upon us 1 Cor. 15.50 ere we can be fit subjects of the Kingdome of Heaven Rom. 6.6 4. The Death of Christ intends our perfect freedome and deliverance by degrees and in due time as from the guilt of sin and the punishment of sin so from the dominion of sin in our conversion Rom. 6.12 Rom. 7.25 Gul. 5.26 the abiding power of sin in our progressive mortification and at last the presence and being of sin in our dissolution what Christs death intends in its Merit Example Argument and Influence the same should we intend in our purpose and progresse for communion with him and conformity to him in his death and crucifixion Take these Directions for it 1. by way of COnsideration 2. by way of Operation and Practise 1. Ps 16.8 Ps 119.11 Gen. 39.9 Ps 18.21 22. Rom. 7.13 Set before thine eyes continually especially upon the motions of sin and temptations unto sin the Holinesse of God in his Name Nature Word and Will his Holy Eye his Holy Law 2. Set before thine eyes

5.43 and 4. keep then a good courage Math. 10.28 SECT XI Of Spirituall Retirements REtirements are sometimes from necessity through the providence of God Cant. 2.14 Is 26. ult the rage of Sathan and the malice of the World Rev. 12.6 14. and sometime from choice for privacy in duty and freedome from distraction Math. 6.5 6. Improve such for meditation prayers reading and maintaining communion with God Leave the world behind you desire God's presence and believe his promise SECT XII Of Meditation MEditation is necessary comfortable but difficult Take these Directions for it 1. Make conscience of the duty Ps 1. Ps 119. not only occasionally but solemnly and frequently 2. Take the fit and freest times for it 3. Lay aside for that time worldly occasions and thoughts 4. Set your self in God's presence 5. Begin with Prayer to God for direction presence and blessing 6. Pitch your thoughts on some suitable and seasonable heart-affecting subject as the excellency and use of the Scriptures the Attributes of God the state of Innocency Sin state of nature covenant of grace Christ his Offices excellencies c. death satisfaction c. the love of God the love of Christ faith and other particular graces c. Meditate often of the sinfulness of sin the vanity of the creature the love of God the excellency of Christ death the resurrection judgment heaven and hel● sometimes When you would meditate on these understand first the doctrine of them and what is considerable in them for that purpose read in some doctrinall book on such a subject and after that by meditation consider and work upon your hearts to affect them without this help you will be able to do little on most subjects For subjects and books on those subjects Dr Wilkin's Ecclesiastes may direct you for this use as others for another 7. Observe if you can a good method for which see directions in books If you cannot follow their methods follow Davids in the Psalms Ps 116.5 Ps 42. Sometimes let it be prayerwise sometime by way of Soliloquie or discourse with your selves or take some good bock and work what you read upon your heart 'till you have discerned the truth tasted the sweetnesse and felt the power of it The briefe Notes in these Sections are intended for your help on those heads and are left to your inlargements on purpose or take the Scriptures and meditate on what you read 8. Keep your hearts to the work quicken them when dull 9. Intend heart-work especially in this exercise the quickning of grace strengthning of faith and stirring of affections 10. Close up with prayer and as opportunity is afforded solemne and with respect to the subject of your meditation Read Bp Hall's directions for meditation and Baxter in his Everlasting Rest and Whites and Ambrose in his Middle things SECT XIII Of Prayer I Need not set before you its necessity and excellenny Rom. 8.15 16. the spirit of Adoption will reach you to cry Abba Father Gal. 4 6. 1. 1 Thes 5.17 Be frequent in prayer often in solemne and even constantly in ejaculatory and occasionall 2. Be fervent and spirituall Rom. 8.26 Rom. 15.30 3. Be humble and lowly Gen. 18.27 Ezr. 9.6 4. Believing 5. Importunate Luk. 18. More particularly 1. Keep your hearts in a praying frame Eph. 6.18 Ps 5.3 Math. 6.9 2. Mind the occasions and opportunities 3. Prepare your selfe to it by meditation 2 Sam. 7.27 4. Take right apprehensions of God as your father in heaven as a spirit great and glorious but your God and Father in Christ take up suitable apprehensions to your occasion as God shall direct 5. Humble your soules in sence of sin to be confessed 6. Affect your hearts with the mercies to be desired 7. Jacob. Hos 12.3 4. Wrestle with God with Arguments proper 8. Content not your selfe with the bare performance without affection of heart and enjoyment of God 9. Keep close to the duty as near as you can without distraction Math. 6.7 Eccl. 5.2 Rom. 8.26 Phil. 4.6 Math. 6. Eph. 6.19 10. Affect not words nor length 11. Joyn praises with praiers 12. Be not private spirited in prayer but remember others especially the Church of God 13. Take delight in this duty 14. rest not in prayer but in Christ Eph. 3.12 John 14.13 through whom present your person and prayers unto God with faith 15. Look after your prayers Ps 5.3 and God's answers to them Read Cobbet of Prayer Gee of Prayer Ambrose his Directions ia his middle things T. Goodwins return of prayer Ford of Adoption Cripplegate exercise 14.17.19 SECT XIV Of Sanctification of the Lords day 1 BE setled in the doctrine of the Morality of the Sabbath 4th Comm For this purpose read Sermon Notes and books especially Cawdry and Palmer Shepheard and Whites appendix to his directions for reading the Scripture 2. Prepare for it desiring the day Exod. 20. composing your worldly affaires and laying them aside in the evening before set your heart in order towards a Sabbath and desire God's presence and blessing for the day approaching 3. In the morning awake with God proceed to private and family duties be more large and solemne in them then at other times spend intervals in meditation holy conference reading and prayer 4. Is 2.3 Ps 122.1 Ps 100. Hasten to publique ordinances lay aside prejudices and take care to give God your hearts See Burroughes of Gospell worship and other treatises of that Nature 5. Lev. 26.42 If you want publique opportunity enquire into the cause if sin be in it humble your soules justify God and accept of the punishment of your sin pray for pardon act repentance with faith in the bloud of Christ lament after the Lord. 1 Sam. 3. Ps 42.84.63 6. Rev. 12.14 Ps 42. Make up your want in private worship 1. Begin with prayer confession of sin and supplication for a blessing with praise to God 2. Read much of the Scripture Psalmes Old and New Testament Meditate upon it draw your observations and worke them on your hearts observe Gods teachings and impart them to any with you 3. Pour out your hearts more largely in prayer 4 Take some good Sermon Notes or some choice book and spend a Sermon time in it and suppose you were hearing it in the publick congregation 5. Close up with prayer and praises desiring a blessing In intervals of time take refreshments naturall with spirituall affections thoughts discourses Let the rest of the time be spent as in the morning in meditation reading Is 56.6 Is 58.13 conference and prayer In the afternoon at the solemn time do again as in the morning After that as in the intervals reflecting on what you read observed and were taught of God that day renew your family and your closet duties as in the morning and be much in Thanksgiving Let the day be improved for God and with him Keep out the