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david_n in_o psalm_n 119._o verse_n 97._o o_o how_o i_o love_v thy_o law_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n q._n d._n i_o do_v abundant_o love_v thy_o law_n i_o do_v love_n it_o so_o great_o as_o that_o i_o can_v well_o express_v how_o great_o i_o love_v it_o o_o how_o i_o love_v thy_o law_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o i_o be_o so_o much_o in_o the_o meditation_n of_o it_o be_v sure_a of_o it_o that_o our_o infinite_a wander_n and_o woeful_a trifle_n away_o of_o our_o golden_a hour_n in_o idle_a and_o evil_a thought_n be_v cause_v very_o much_o by_o our_o coldness_n and_o lukewarmness_n in_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o divine_a concernment_n will_v we_o but_o
prefer_v god_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n incomparable_o before_o all_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o will_v we_o once_o make_v supernatural_a and_o heavenly_a thing_n our_o chief_a portion_n and_o treasure_n then_o will_v our_o heart_n be_v chief_o set_v upon_o they_o and_o our_o thought_n most_o run_v on_o they_o see_v what_o our_o saviour_n say_v matth._n 6.21_o where_o your_o treasure_n be_v there_o will_v your_o heart_n be_v also_o 5._o and_o then_o in_o the_o last_o place_n to_o this_o end_n make_v use_n of_o prayer_n too_o you_o know_v that_o god_n be_v both_o the_o heart-maker_n and_o the_o heart-mender_n desire_v he_o to_o put_v your_o soul_n into_o a_o spiritual_a frame_n and_o temper_n to_o direct_v your_o heart_n unto_o the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o name_n pray_v for_o yourselves_o as_o david_n do_v once_o for_o his_o people_n 1_o chron._n 29.18_o oh_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o israel_n our_o father_n keep_v this_o for_o ever_o in_o the_o imagination_n 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redeem_v some_o â—it_n and_o convenient_a portion_n of_o time_n and_o set_v it_o apart_o from_o other_o employment_n that_o so_o he_o may_v solemaly_n and_o serious_o think_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n he_o must_v not_o only_o do_v it_o occasional_o but_o he_o must_v appoint_v some_o time_n or_o other_o on_o set_a purpose_n that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o thorough_o discharge_v this_o necessary_a duty_n at_o which_o time_n he_o shall_v concentre_v and_o draw_v as_o it_o be_v into_o one_o point_n all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o command_v they_o to_o attend_v this_o heavenly_a exercise_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v without_o distaction_n and_o i_o suppose_v beloved_n it_o be_v no_o great_a task_n to_o fetch_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o of_o the_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n this_o way_n isaac_n go_v out_o to_o meditate_v at_o the_o eventide_n gen._n 24.63_o it_o be_v conceive_v isaac_n do_v this_o usual_o though_o at_o this_o time_n peradventure_o more_o 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it_o in_o the_o field_n as_o you_o may_v find_v in_o the_o text_n before_o allege_v gen._n 24.63_o he_o be_v private_a in_o meditation_n and_o soliloquie_n upon_o this_o passage_n of_o isaac_n i_o find_v one_o to_o have_v this_o observation_n domitian_n say_v he_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o empire_n usual_o sequester_v himself_o from_o company_n a_o hour_n every_o day_n but_o do_v nothing_o the_o while_n but_o catch_v fly_n and_o kill_v they_o with_o a_o penknife_n but_o isaac_n sequester_v himself_o from_o company_n to_o a_o better-purpose_n he_o improve_v his_o solitariness_n for_o deep_a meditation_n and_o soliloquie_n david_n perform_v this_o duty_n in_o his_o bed_n psalm_n 63.6_o and_o therefore_o say_v he_o psalm_n 4.4_o commune_fw-la with_o your_o own_o heart_n upon_o your_o bed_n and_o thus_o
have_v i_o give_v you_o a_o word_n or_o two_o concern_v the_o circumstance_n that_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o and_o about_o this_o duty_n before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o form_n or_o manner_n of_o performance_n i_o may_v speak_v something_o of_o the_o matter_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o duty_n but_o i_o shall_v only_o hint_n at_o this_o because_o i_o have_v speak_v already_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o open_n of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o text_n and_o think_v upon_o his_o name_n that_o which_o we_o think_v upon_o must_v be_v the_o name_n of_o god_n a_o little_a word_n but_o of_o large_a extent_n we_o must_v think_v upon_o all_o that_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o creature_n to_o know_v of_o god_n think_v upon_o his_o essence_n think_v upon_o his_o attribute_n wisdom_n power_n justice_n mercy_n infiniteness_n holiness_n omniscience_n omnipresence_n etc._n etc._n we_o must_v think_v upon_o his_o ordinance_n way_n word_n and_o worship_n think_v upon_o his_o workâ—_n whether_o 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