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To
the'
Reader.
death, rcfurreetion, afcenfion, feffion, interceffion, and coming
again; and that one of thefe particul:trs might be thy one dayes
exercife,and fo every day thou wouldil: proceede from firil: to !aft
in thus
looking unto Jefus,
I fuppofe thou would{!: never tyre thy
'[elf; and wily fo
?
0
there is variety in this matter to be looked
unto, and tbere is variety in the manner of looking on·it.
Ex.gr.
one day thou might•ft actthy
k...nowing of
J
e[P4
in carry·ing on the
great work of thy falvation in his eternity; the next day thou
might'fl:
confider 'ftjus
in that refpect; and the next day thou
might'fi
defir.e
afrer
Jefus
in that n!fpect; and the next day thou
might'ft
hope
in
{efus
in that refpect ; and fo on_, till thou comeft
• I
fuppo~e
the
to the Jail: day ofthe work; which (befides * the object handled
R1
eftader wtll
at at lar.ge in every period, in thefe very aCl:ings up0n the object)
ea
one e reld
·
11
h
b
f ·
h
d
cv~r
the
1
i
would ma amount tot e num er o e1e ty one
ayes.
Now
book;
a;
1
;t~~:
would not this varietie delight
?
It 1s the obfervation of Mr.
forthis
con-
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1.16.
that
anholj
foul
can .not tyre it
felf
in the
fia?t dayly
~x-
contemplation of'fefus;
how muchldle can It tyre it felfe in
look,–
~ctf~
•
du~mg
i
11
g unto {efus,
which is far more comprehenfi'(ethan coatemplat–
ye~r/y~sle~~:
ing ofJefus? collie, try this duty, and be conftant in it, at lea.fi
the
objeCt
in e.
fer eightie one dayes in one yeare, and fo for eightie one dayes
ve•y period co
in every yeare during thy life; and then·for thy meditations on
be read, or not
any other fubject I £hall not take thee quite off, but leave the fe–
~~hd.~s h?~a~-
malnder ofthe yeare,which is above three parts more,to thy own
maJ
i~n;h~l~:
Ghoyce.
If thou art fo refolved, I £hall fay no more, but the
orin part con-
Lord be with thee, and iffoon¢r or later thou findefiany benefit
duce any thing
by this work, give God the glory, and remember him in thy
rof~·hat ~ne
;a
prayers who hath took this paynes for Chrifis honour, and thy •
ll
\11owzng :Fe-
ft
(ru
in
fucb, or
fouls good.
So re s
,
fuch arefpeet.•
'"
Thy
fervant in Chrift Jefus.
I.
A.
.
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