Time vvell spent in sacred meditations. Divine observations. Heavenly exhortations Serving to confirme the penitent. Informe the ignorant. ... And, cherish the true-hearted Christian. By that late able, painfull, and worthy man of God, Mr. Ezechiel Culvervvel minister of the Word.

Dulnesse and Deadnesse.

1. A common thing it is in Gods children after * 1.1 their greatest joyes to feel great dulnesse and dead∣nesse of minde. When the same seiseth upon us, 1. We ought to search the cause, whetherdoing some * 1.2 evill, leaving off some

good to bee done, negle∣cting the meanes of salva∣tion, not seeing or not re∣penting some sinne seene, or not repenting so sound∣ly; or for unthankfulnesse for former graces. 2. Wee must use the remedie, not * 1.3 pleasing our selves in this deadnesse, but stirring up our selves as from slumber, calling to minde Gods spe∣ciall mercies on us, and our unworthy receiving and using of them, using all good meanes to quicken us. 3. In using the meanes to offer our selves to God, * 1.4 waiting patiently for his helpe, esteeming neither too little nor too much our * 1.5 affliction.

2. It falleth out that Gods children are some∣times

more dull with the * 1.6 publique meanes, then without, which may arise from hence, that either they are too remisse in the use of the private, or else fall to loathing the pub∣lique, because they have them so often, or put too much confidence in such places, which the Lord correcteth by denying the use, and such like.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Dulnesse vvhen chiefely found.
• * 1.2

  The causes thereof to be searched
• * 1.3

  The reme∣die to bee used.
• * 1.4

  Gods help to be vvai∣ted for.
• * 1.5

  Note.
• * 1.6

  Why the godly are sometimes more dull vvith the publique meanes then vvith∣out.