its_o come_n sect_n 11._o meditate_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n judgement_n meditate_v on_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n god_n have_v appoint_v a_o day_n in_o which_o he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n act_v 17.31_o meditate_v 1._o upon_o the_o solemnity_n of_o this_o trial_n the_o trumpet_n shall_v sound_v to_o summon_v all_o the_o world_n before_o the_o judge_n aug._n judge_n si_fw-mi talis_fw-la sit_fw-la horror_n venientis_fw-la qualis_fw-la erit_fw-la judicantis_fw-la aug._n 1_o thes_n 4.16_o and_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o all_o his_o holy_a angel_n mat._n 25.31_o 2._o meditate_v upon_o the_o universality_n of_o this_o trial_n we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement-seat_n of_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o king_n and_o noble_n all_o must_v come_v to_o the_o bar_n there_o be_v no_o exemption_n i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o wicked_a king_n who_o on_o his_o deathbed_n fall_v a_o weep_a his_o brother_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o weep_v to_o think_v say_v he_o that_o i_o who_o have_v judge_v other_o be_o now_o go_v to_o be_v judge_v myself_o 3._o meditate_v of_o the_o impartiality_n of_o the_o trial_n christ_n will_v do_v justice_n he_o will_v judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n act_v 17.31_o there_o be_v no_o bribe_n take_v in_o this_o court_n no_o relation_n take_v place_n here_o the_o theban_n do_v picture_n their_o judge_n blind_a and_o without_o hand_n blind_a that_o they_o may_v not_o respect_v person_n reusner_n reusner_n without_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v take_v no_o bribe_n christ_n sceptre_n be_v a_o sceptre_n of_o righteousness_n heb._n 1.8_o it_o be_v not_o nearness_n of_o blood_n avail_v nor_o will_v he_o be_v bribe_v with_o a_o tear_n 4._o meditate_v upon_o the_o exactness_n of_o the_o trial_n it_o will_v be_v very_o critical_a he_o will_v thorough_o purge_v his_o floor_n 〈◊〉_d floor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 3.12_o not_o a_o grace_n or_o a_o sin_n but_o christ_n fan_n will_v discover_v it_o he_o will_v judge_v the_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fact_n 5._o meditate_v upon_o the_o issue_n and_o consequence_n of_o this_o trial_n there_o will_v be_v a_o discrimination_n make_v he_o will_v separate_v the_o good_a from_o the_o bad_a mat._n 25.32_o the_o wheat_n and_o chaff_n may_v both_o grow_v together_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o lie_v together_o meditate_v often_o upon_o this_o court_n of_o judicature_n from_o whence_o be_v no_o appeal_n feather_n swim_v upon_o the_o water_n but_o gold_n sink_v into_o it_o light_a feathery_a christian_n float_v in_o vanity_n they_o mind_n not_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o serious_a spirit_n sink_v deep_a into_o the_o meditation_n of_o it_o most_o man_n put_v far_o away_o from_o they_o the_o evil_a day_n amos_n 6.3_o they_o report_v of_o the_o italian_n that_o in_o a_o great_a thunder_n they_o use_v to_o ring_v their_o bell_n and_o shoot_v off_o their_o cannon_n that_o the_o sound_n of_o their_o bell_n and_o the_o roar_n of_o their_o cannon_n may_v drown_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o thunder_n so_o the_o devil_n delight_v man_n with_o the_o music_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o noise_n of_o this_o shall_v drown_v the_o noise_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o make_v they_o forget_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o last_o trump_n most_o man_n be_v guilty_a therefore_o they_o do_v not_o love_v to_o hear_v of_o the_o assize_n when_o paul_n preach_v of_o judgement_n faelix_fw-la tremble_v act_v 24.25_o he_o have_v a_o bad_a conscience_n josephus_n tell_v we_o of_o faelix_fw-la that_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n the_o woman_n that_o live_v with_o he_o drusilla_n by_o name_n he_o have_v entice_v away_o from_o her_o husband_n and_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o judgement_n he_o fall_v a_o tremble_a oh_o i_o beseech_v you_o meditate_v upon_o this_o last_o and_o solemn_a day_n while_o other_o be_v think_v how_o they_o may_v get_v riches_n let_v we_o bethink_v ourselves_o how_o we_o may_v abide_v the_o day_n of_o christ_n come_v the_o meditation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 1._o will_v make_v we_o to_o scan_v all_o our_o action_n christ_n will_v come_v with_o his_o fan_n and_o his_o sieve_n will_v this_o action_n of_o i_o bide_v the_o test_n at_o that_o great_a day_n 2._o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o last_o day_n will_v make_v we_o labour_n to_o approve_v our_o heart_n to_o god_n the_o great_a judge_n and_o umpire_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v no_o matter_n what_o man_n think_v of_o we_o but_o what_o be_v our_o judge_n opinion_n of_o we_o to_o he_o we_o must_v stand_v or_o fall_v the_o meditation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n will_v make_v we_o endeavour_v to_o be_v like_o moses_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fair_a to_o god_n as_o the_o original_a have_v it_o 7.20_o it_o act_n 7.20_o the_o galaxia_fw-la or_o milky_a way_n as_o the_o astronomer_n call_v it_o be_v a_o bright_a circle_n in_o the_o heaven_n contain_v many_o star_n but_o they_o be_v so_o small_a that_o they_o have_v no_o name_n nor_o be_v they_o take_v cognizance_n of_o by_o the_o astrologer_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o apply_v it_o possible_o other_o may_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o we_o we_o be_v so_o small_a as_o to_o have_v no_o name_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o if_o we_o be_v true_a star_n and_o can_v approve_v our_o heart_n to_o god_n we_o shall_v hold_v up_o our_o head_n with_o boldness_n when_o we_o come_v to_o stand_v before_o our_o judge_n 3._o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n will_v make_v we_o labour_v after_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n there_o be_v no_o stand_v before_o christ_n but_o by_o be_v in_o christ_n if_o christ_n be_v thou_o than_o all_o be_v well_o no_o matter_n what_o be_v charge_v if_o all_o be_v discharge_v rom._n 8_o 33_o 34._o there_o be_v no_o way_n in_o the_o world_n to_o stand_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o by_o make_v a_o party_n make_v christ_n thy_o friend_n and_o then_o thy_o judge_n will_v be_v thy_o 2.1_o thy_o 1_o joh._n 2.1_o advocate_n 4._o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n will_v make_v christian_n less_o censorious_a they_o will_v not_o repobrate_v other_o so_o fast_o who_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v another_o do_v thou_o take_v christ_n sceptre_n into_o thy_o hand_n dare_v thou_o sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o thy_o brother_n perhaps_o when_o the_o critical_a day_n come_v he_o may_v be_v find_v gold_n and_o thou_o chaff_n it_o be_v true_a we_o may_v judge_v man_n way_n but_o not_o their_o person_n rom._n 14.10_o but_o why_o do_v thou_o judge_v thy_o brother_n we_o shall_v all_o stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n 5._o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n will_v yield_v much_o comfort_n to_o a_o christian_a and_o that_o in_o two_o case_n 1._o in_o case_n of_o weakness_n of_o grace_n a_o poor_a christian_a when_o he_o see_v his_o grace_n so_o defective_a be_v ready_a to_o be_v discourage_v but_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n if_o christ_n find_v but_o a_o dram_n of_o sincerity_n it_o shall_v be_v accept_v if_o thou_o be_v true_a gold_n though_o it_o may_v be_v light_n christ_n will_v put_v his_o merit_n into_o the_o scale_n and_o make_v it_o pass_v currant_n if_o thou_o have_v no_o sin_n of_o allowance_n thou_o shall_v have_v grain_n of_o allowance_n i_o may_v allude_v to_o that_o amos_n 9.9_o yet_o shall_v not_o the_o least_o grain_n fall_v to_o the_o earth_n he_o that_o have_v but_o a_o grain_n of_o grace_n not_o the_o least_o grain_n shall_v fall_v to_o hell_n 2._o in_o case_n of_o censure_n and_o slander_n the_o saint_n go_v here_o through_o strange_a report_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 6.8_o there_o be_v no_o walk_v in_o the_o world_n now_o a_o day_n let_v we_o tread_v never_o so_o wary_o without_o catch_v some_o spect_n of_o dirt_n john_n baptist_n head_n in_o a_o charger_n be_v a_o common_a dish_n in_o this_o age_n it_o be_v ordinary_a to_o bring_v in_o a_o saint_n behead_v of_o his_o good_a name_n but_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n christ_n will_v unload_v his_o people_n of_o all_o their_o calumny_n and_o reproach_n he_o will_v at_o that_o day_n wash_v his_o spouse_n so_o white_a that_o she_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v guiltless_a but_o spotless_a her_o black_a spot_n of_o reproach_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o ephes_n 5.27_o he_o will_v present_v his_o church_n glorious_a sine_fw-la macula_fw-la &_o ruga_fw-la not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n sect_n 12._o the_o twelve_o subject_n of_o meditation_n meditate_v of_o hell_n 1._o damni_fw-la meditate_v on_o hell_n 1._o poena_n damni_fw-la meditate_v upon_o the_o pain_n of_o loss_n mat._n 25.10_o and_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v to_o have_v christ_n face_n veil_v
have_v he_o have_v towards_o we_o we_o have_v take_v up_o his_o thought_n from_o eternity_n if_o we_o have_v have_v some_o of_o god_n first_o thought_n well_o may_v he_o have_v our_o first_o thought_n 5._o this_o be_v to_o imitate_v the_o pattern_n of_o the_o saint_n job_n rise_v early_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o offer_v job_n 1.5_o david_n when_o he_o awake_v be_v with_o god_n psalm_n 139.17_o and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o have_v a_o morning_n blessing_n in_o the_o morning_n the_o dew_n fall_v exod._n 16.13_o the_o dew_n of_o a_o blessing_n fall_v early_o now_o we_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v god_n company_n if_o you_o will_v meet_v with_o a_o friend_n you_o go_v betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n before_o he_o be_v go_v out_o we_o read_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n come_v down_o upon_o the_o apostle_n act_n 2.3_o 4._o and_o it_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o peter_n sermon_n verse_n 15._o it_o be_v but_o the_o three_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n the_o morning_n be_v the_o time_n for_o fruitfulness_n in_o the_o morning_n shall_v thou_o make_v thy_o seed_n to_o flourish_v isaiah_n 17.11_o by_o morning_n meditation_n we_o make_v the_o seed_n of_o grace_n to_o flourish_v i_o will_v not_o by_o this_o whole_o exclude_v evening_n meditation_n isaac_n go_v out_o to_o meditate_v in_o the_o eventide_n gen._n 24.63_o when_o business_n be_v over_o &_o every_o thing_n calm_a it_o be_v good_a to_o take_v a_o turn_n with_o god_n in_o the_o evening_n god_n have_v his_o evening_n sacrifice_n as_o well_o as_o his_o morning_n exod._n 29.39_o as_o the_o cream_n in_o the_o top_n be_v sweet_a so_o the_o sugar_n at_o bottom_n in_o two_o case_n the_o evening_n meditation_n do_v well_o 1._o in_o case_n such_o have_v be_v the_o urgency_n of_o business_n that_o thou_o have_v time_n only_o for_o read_v and_o prayer_n then_o recompense_v the_o want_n of_o the_o morning_n with_o evening_n meditation_n 2._o in_o case_n thou_o find_v thyself_o more_o 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quamdiu_fw-la answ_n the_o how_o long_o if_o we_o consider_v how_o many_o hour_n the_o world_n have_v it_o be_v hard_a if_o we_o can_v give_v god_n at_o least_o one_o hour_n every_o day_n i_o shall_v only_o say_v this_o for_o a_o general_a rule_n meditate_v so_o long_o till_o thou_o find_v thy_o heart_n grow_v warm_a in_o this_o duty_n if_o when_o a_o man_n be_v cold_a you_o ask_v how_o long_o he_o shall_v stand_v by_o the_o fire_n sure_o till_o he_o be_v thorough_o warm_a and_o make_v fit_a for_o his_o work_n so_o christian_n thy_o heart_n be_v cold_a never_o a_o day_n no_o not_o the_o hot_a day_n in_o summer_n but_o it_o freeze_v there_o now_o stand_v at_o the_o fire_n of_o meditation_n till_o thou_o find_v thy_o affection_n warm_v and_o thou_o be_v make_v more_o fit_a for_o spiritual_a service_n david_n muse_v till_o his_o heart_n wax_v hot_a within_o he_o psalm_n 39.3_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o with_o that_o excellent_a say_n of_o bernard_n bern._n domine_fw-la nunquam_fw-la a_o te_fw-la absque_fw-la te_fw-la recedam_fw-la bern._n lord_n i_o will_v never_o come_v away_o from_o thou_o without_o thou_o let_v this_o be_v a_o christian_n resolution_n not_o to_o leave_v his_o meditation_n of_o god_n till_o he_o find_v something_o of_o god_n in_o he_o some_o move_n of_o bowel_n after_o god_n cant._n 5.4_o some_o flaming_n of_o love_n cant._n 6.8_o chap._n xv._o concern_v the_o usefulness_n of_o meditation_n have_v answer_v these_o question_n i_o shall_v next_o show_v the_o benefit_n and_o usefulness_n of_o meditation_n i_o know_v not_o any_o duty_n that_o bring_v in_o great_a income_n and_o revenue_n than_o this_o it_o be_v report_v of_o thales_n that_o he_o leave_v the_o affair_n of_o state_n to_o become_v a_o contemplate_v philosopher_n thal._n philosopher_n diog._n in_o vitâ_fw-la thal._n oh_o do_v we_o know_v the_o advantage_n which_o come_v by_o this_o duty_n we_o will_v often_o retire_v from_o the_o noise_n and_o hurry_v of_o the_o world_n that_o we_o may_v give_v ourselves_o to_o meditation_n the_o benefit_n of_o meditation_n appear_v in_o seven_o particular_n 1._o meditation_n be_v a_o excellent_a mean_n to_o profit_n by_o the_o word_n read_v may_v bring_v a_o truth_n into_o the_o head_n meditation_n bring_v it_o into_o the_o heart_n better_o meditate_v on_o one_o sermon_n than_o hear_v five_o i_o observe_v many_o put_v up_o their_o bill_n in_o our_o congregation_n and_o complain_v that_o they_o can_v profit_v may_v not_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a reason_n because_o they_o chew_v not_o the_o cud_n they_o do_v not_o meditate_v on_o what_o they_o have_v hear_v if_o a_o angel_n shall_v come_v from_o heaven_n and_o preach_v to_o man_n nay_o if_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o be_v their_o preacher_n they_o will_v never_o profit_v without_o meditation_n it_o be_v the_o settle_n of_o the_o milk_n that_o make_v it_o turn_v to_o cream_n &_o it_o be_v the_o settle_n of_o a_o truth_n in_o the_o mind_n that_o make_v it_o turn_v to_o spiritual_a aliment_n the_o bee_n suck_v the_o flower_n and_o then_o work_v it_o in_o the_o hive_n and_o make_v honey_n of_o it_o the_o hear_n of_o a_o truth_n preach_v be_v the_o suck_n of_o a_o flower_n there_o must_v be_v aworking_a it_o in_o the_o hive_n of_o the_o heart_n by_o meditation_n than_o it_o turn_v to_o honey_n there_o be_v a_o disease_n in_o child_n call_v the_o rickets_o when_o they_o have_v great_a head_n but_o their_o low_a part_n be_v small_a and_o thrive_v not_o i_o wish_v many_o of_o the_o professor_n in_o london_n have_v not_o the_o spiritual_a rickets_o they_o have_v great_a head_n much_o knowledge_n but_o yet_o they_o thrive_v not_o in_o godliness_n their_o heart_n be_v faint_a their_o foot_n feeble_a they_o walk_v not_o vigorous_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v the_o want_n of_o meditation_n illumination_n without_o meditation_n make_v we_o no_o better_o than_o devil_n satan_n be_v a_o angel_n of_o light_n yet_o black_a enough_o 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oppida_fw-la &_o urbes_fw-la videri_fw-la sibi_fw-la tetros_fw-la carceres_fw-la solitudinem_fw-la paradisum_fw-la epist_n 72._o with_o what_o word_n shall_v i_o set_v it_o forth_o other_o duty_n have_v do_v excellent_o but_o thou_o excelle_v they_o all_o meditation_n be_v a_o friend_n to_o the_o grace_n it_o help_v to_o water_v the_o plantation_n i_o may_v call_v it_o in_o basils_n expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n basil_n the_o treasury_n where_o all_o the_o grace_n be_v lock_v up_o and_o with_o theophylact_fw-mi the_o very_a gate_n &_o portal_n by_o which_o we_o enter_v into_o glory_n by_o meditation_n the_o spirit_n be_v raise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o heighten_v to_o a_o kind_n of_o angelical_a frame_n meditation_n do_v sweet_o anticipate_v happiness_n it_o put_v we_o in_o heaven_n before_o our_o time_n meditation_n bring_v god_n and_o the_o soul_n together_o 1_o joh._n 3.2_o meditation_n be_v the_o saint_n perspective_n glass_n by_o which_o 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discriminate_a and_o characterise_v a_o man_n by_o this_o he_o may_v take_v a_o measure_n of_o his_o heart_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a let_v i_o allude_v to_o that_o prov._n 23.7_o for_o as_o he_o think_v in_o his_o heart_n so_o be_v he_o as_o the_o meditation_n be_v such_o be_v the_o man_n meditation_n be_v the_o touchstone_n of_o a_o christian_a it_o show_v what_o mettle_n he_o be_v make_v of_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a index_n the_o index_n show_v what_o be_v in_o the_o book_n so_o meditation_n show_v what_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n if_o all_o a_o man_n meditation_n be_v how_o he_o may_v get_v power_n against_o sin_n how_o he_o may_v grow_v in_o grace_n how_o he_o may_v have_v more_o communion_n with_o god_n this_o show_v what_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n the_o frame_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v spiritual_a by_o the_o beat_n of_o this_o pulse_n judge_v of_o the_o health_n of_o thy_o soul_n it_o be_v make_v the_o character_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n he_o fear_v god_n and_o think_v 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