which_o other_o pollute_v themselves_o otherwise_o man_n in_o high_a place_n may_v not_o unfit_o be_v resemble_v to_o the_o planet_n saturn_n of_o who_o astronomer_n and_o philosopher_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o sphere_n and_o place_n he_o be_v near_o to_o the_o heaven_n but_o in_o nature_n and_o quality_n most_o unlike_a they_o and_o least_o of_o all_o partake_n of_o the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n let_v i_o beseech_v you_o still_o to_o keep_v close_o to_o god_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n will_v stick_v close_o to_o you_o and_o vouchsafe_v his_o presence_n with_o you_o among_o all_o rule_n of_o policy_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a to_o be_v faithful_a and_o upright_a to_o the_o lord_n to_o aim_v at_o his_o glory_n to_o be_v guide_v by_o his_o spirit_n and_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o word_n then_o may_v you_o be_v assure_v that_o you_o be_v more_o safe_a under_o his_o protection_n than_o any_o arm_n of_o flesh_n can_v make_v you_o i_o humble_o crave_v your_o pardon_n for_o this_o my_o boldness_n and_o that_o the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n may_v bless_v you_o with_o all_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o heavenly_a thing_n in_o christ_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v the_o prayer_n of_o your_o most_o humble_a servant_n in_o the_o gospel_n william_n gearing_n from_o my_o study_n in_o lymington_n sep_n 30._o 1661._o index_n rerum_n chap._n 1._o the_o porch_n or_o entrance_n into_o this_o work_n text_n gen._n 24.63_o open_v chap._n 2._o sect._n 1_o show_v that_o meditation_n be_v a_o duty_n that_o concern_v person_n of_o all_o rank_n condition_n and_o age_n sect._n 2._o that_o meditation_n be_v constant_o to_o be_v practise_v chap._n 3._o how_o meditation_n and_o contemplation_n differ_v one_o from_o the_o other_o chap._n 4._o how_o study_n and_o meditation_n differ_v chap._n 5._o of_o the_o gate_n of_o meditation_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o kind_n of_o meditation_n and_o first_o of_o rapt_a meditation_n chap._n 7._o sect._n 1_o of_o set_v and_o solemn_a meditation_n the_o definition_n and_o branch_n of_o it_o sect_n 2._o of_o the_o end_n of_o solemn_a meditation_n chap._n 8._o of_o the_o subject_n of_o meditation_n sect._n 1_o of_o meditation_n on_o the_o work_v of_o god_n sect._n 2._o of_o meditate_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n sect._n 3_o of_o meditate_v on_o man_n his_o creation_n his_o body_n his_o soul_n his_o privilege_n sect._n 4._o of_o meditation_n on_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n sect._n 5._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n the_o number_n of_o our_o sin_n with_o the_o aggravation_n of_o they_o sect._n 6._o of_o the_o suffering_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n sect._n 7._o of_o meditation_n on_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n sect._n 8._o of_o meditation_n on_o death_n sect._n 9_o of_o the_o fewness_n of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v sect._n 10._o of_o meditation_n on_o hell_n sect._n 11._o of_o meditation_n on_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n chap._n 9_o of_o time_v our_o meditation_n in_o the_o best_a 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dr_n fulk_n g_o gasp._n in_o heracl_n gaul_n goulart_n genevens_n gerrard_n gerson_n gregor_n gualther_n gloss_n h_o b_o p_o hall_n hebr._n hippolit_fw-la hieronym_n hoord_n sam._n hieron_n hugo_n hpyocrates_n i_o josephus_n â—tal_a junius_n isidor_n pelus_n k_o kempis_n l_o lorinus_n lumb_n sent._n luther_n lyranus_fw-la leo._n m_o macarius_n martial_a marc._n herem_n marlorat_n melch._n adam_n minut._n faelix_fw-la moller_n more_o be_v demonstr_n montague_n musculus_fw-la montaign_n n_o gr._n nazianz._n nebrissens_n o_o onkelus_n ovid._n p_o pet._n mart._n perkins_n plato_n plinius_n philo_n jud._n plutarch_n b_o p_o pilkington_n philip_n polan_n synt._n prosper_n priorw_n q_o quintil._n s_o seneca_n dr_n sib_n senault_n sozomen_n stiles_n strong_a struther_n suetonius_n suidas_n symmachus_n symonds_n stella_fw-la t_o tertullian_n theodoret._n tostatus_n turner_n five_o jac._n de_fw-fr valent._n vatablus_n vega._n w_n wall_n white_a woodward_n the_o mount_n of_o holy_a meditation_n 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