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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

dispensations of it Heb. 1.1 gradually revealing Christ and Grace First to Adam Gen. 3.15 then to Noah Gen. 6. then to Abraham severall times Gen. 12. and 15. and 17. c. then to the Patriarches to Moses Exod. 3. to Israel on the mount Exod. 20. and 24. to David 2 Sam. 23.5 and in many of the Psalmes Ps 89. c. Psal 2. Ps 110. c. after that enlarged in choice promises in the Prophets For Israel in captivity Jer. 31. Jer. 32. Ezek. 11. and Eze. 36 c. So in Zach. 9. c. and at last the New Testament by Christ Heb. 8. Heb. 10. read your Sermon Notes upon this subject and those Scriptures many of them at M. Arches and other books as Ball of the Covenant of Grace Bulkly Rutherford Morning exercise Giles Roberts Cotton and others Leigh promises SECT VIII Of Temptations THe best of Gods Saints and Servants may be subject to Temptations Gen. 3.15 and those of all sorts not only to doubtings sinnings Luke 22.30.31 and such sometimes the most abominable and diabolicall For Sathan is their enemy because they belong to God are gotten out from his Kingdome and are irreconcileable enemies to his interest Sathan is an Old Malicious Subtle Powerfull 1 Pet. 5.8 Cruell and deadly enemy to them their graces their comforts and their persons and God suffers it so to be for his own glory and his peoples good in the exercise and evidence of their graces in the supports of their soules and experience of his favour for their conformity to Christ and in order to the reward when they overcome Their comfort in that their Temptations without their consent are not their sinnes Heb. 2.18 2 Cor. 12.5 Rev. 2.10 Christ himselfe hath been tempted God and Christ compassionate them God is with them to help them their temptations are limited Sathans head-plot is broken Heb. 2.14 their soules shall besaved and their conquests rewarded Their duty is to be acquainted with the nature of temptations 2 Cor. 2.11 Eph. 6.12 c. to watch and pray against them to resist them to put on and use their spirituall armour to live upon Christ by Faith and to look and long for their deliverance Remember Math. 4. and discourses on Christs Temptation Bishop Hall Capell of Temptations Downams Warfare Gouge Robinson and Gurnals Spirituall armour Dr Owen of Temptation and Bridges Brooks c. Ball of Faith c. SECT IX Of Divine Desertions GOds people may be sometimes for a time and in part deserted Psal 22.1 Is 63.17 2 Sam. 11. Ps 51. as to illuminations influences and comforts they may not see their way may fall into sin loose much grace want comfort Ps 88.6 be sorely tempted Ps 8.9 and feel sensible impressions of Gods fatherly displeasure This is sometimes for the punishment of their sins Ps 7.7 Cant. 5. Cant. 3. and sometimes for the triall of their graces God hath also therein a designe for his own glory and their good in preventing and mortifying of sin provoking to duty enriching their experience and for the discovery of the freedome of his grace the worth of his love and the necessity of his presence Psal 22.1 Jer. 31. Heb. 8. John 10. c. Their comfort is they are not alone they are never totally nor finally rejected God is still their God in covenant and Christ is their head in union and the Spirit their sanctifier supporter if not actually their comforter in Communion Cant. 5. beginning Christ leaves sweetnesse behind him and though absent yet drawes them towards him in good time will be found of them and in Heaven at last abide forever with them Their duty is to shake off security Cant. 5. throughout to enquire into the causes to hear Christs voice to rellish his sweetnesses to desire his favour to follow after him in all good meanes to speak well of him to cleave to their Choice to take Gods way and to wait Gods time for their comfort and recovery and when they find him to be more carefull to please him Cant. 6. and for ever to beware of wandring from God parlying with Temptation Spirituall pride and security under Gospell enjoyment Read Symonds Deserted soules case and Cure Sibbes Soules conflict Boltons Instructions Rutherfords Christs Dying c. And for Church-desertions in the visible tokens of Gods presence Read Sermons on Luk 19.42 Rev. 2.4.5 Rev. 3.1 6. John 12.35.36 and Cant. 5.2 c. The Epistles in the Revelation to the Churches of Asia Brinsleyes Watch Burroughes on Hosea Cripplegate Exercise 26. and apply to them the foregoing comforts and counsels SECT X. Of Afflictions and Trialls AFflictions and Troubles Joh. 16.33 are the lot of Gods chosen for correction or probation or purification or testimony Heb. 12.6 or it may be altogether Zach 13.9 c. 1 Pet. 4.12.17 1 Pet. 1.5 6. c. Rev. 2.10 Psal 42. Psal 102. Heb. 12.6 They may be manifold great lasting and sometimes inward and outward both together Their Comfort is They are from God their God their Father in love though with displeasure their good is intended together with Gods glory in purging out sinne Is 26. trying and exercising their Grace weaning them from the world and conforming them to Christ 1 Pet. 4.13 they have speciall promises God orders them Mal. 3.3 2 Cor. 12.9 Rom. 5.5 1 Pet 5.6 proportions them to strength gives sufficient grace sheds abroad his love is present with them will preserve them deliver them and bring them home to Glory 1 Cor. 4. latter end 1 Pet. 1.5 6. Rom. Lam. 3.39 Ps 51. 8.17 Phil. 1.29 2 Thes 1.8 c. Their duty is if for sin to enquire the cause to humble themselves to justify God to returne to him 1 Sam. 15. to submit to his will and to seek his favour to mind their duty and to live by faith And for trials to expect them prepare for them and approve themselves in them giving glory to God by the exercise of grace and submission to his will And in Testimonies to Truth 1 Pet. 4.12 Cant. 8. Matth. 16.24 Heb. 12.2 1 Pet. 4. ult 2 Cor. 4. ult 2 Cor. 5. be Heb. 10.38 2 Pet. 1.1 c. Prov. 142. to strengthen their faith to inflame their love and to manifest their obedience to deny themselves to take up the Crosse to look to Christ their example comfort and strength and to referre all to God committing their soules to him in well doing and to live by faith Heb. 11. Heb. 12.1 c. Read Cases Correction instruction Burroughes Moses choice and selfe deniall and courage Hughes dry rod. Strongs Submission to Gods will Histories of the Church In sufferings see 1. That you have a good cause and suffer not as evill doers in Church or state see 1 Pet. 2.20 1 Pet. 4.15 2. A good call Math. 10. 3. Exercise a good conscience Mark

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