Conclusion.
1. Pray; Beg of God that he would increase in thee strong Spi∣ritual apprehensions of Death, and that the thoughts of Death might
A method and instructions for the art of divine meditation with instances of the several kindes of solemne meditation / by Thomas White.
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- A method and instructions for the art of divine meditation with instances of the several kindes of solemne meditation / by Thomas White.
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- White, Thomas, Minister of Gods Word in London.
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- London :: Printed for Tho. Parkhurst,
- 1672.
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- Spiritual life -- Modern period, 1500-
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imbitter every unlawful pleasure to thee; Say unto God, Lord, how few dayes are between me and eternity, whether of horrour or of glory, I am not yet fully satis∣fied; It is a sad thing, that a thing of so great concernment I should be uncertain of: O blessed God, let this Meditation so work upon me, that I may not cease to pray unto thee, and to examine my self, and use all holy means for the making of my Calling and Electi∣on sure; For very shortly I shall be past praying, past examining; for when thou shalt summon me out of this life, then I must come to judgement; therefore those resolu∣tions that I have made of walking more strictly, give me grace to perform them to the utmost.
2. Praise God, blessed be thy Name, O God: for any inward motions of thy Spirit, that thou hast afforded me, and for any &c.
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3. Acknowledge thy weakness, &c. blessed God, if my heart were not so base, so hard, so vile, that it alwayes hindereth me either in holy Duties, or from holy Duties; it were not possible but that such serious Truths, such powerful, spiritual, practical truths, should have wrought so mightily upon me, that I should never from this very hour be deceived any more with the vanities of the world, but should have set my self, and made it my business to prepare for that great day, &c.
After all, 1. Think what passa∣ges most affected thee.
2. Write down thy resolutions, &c.
3. Go unwillingly from the du∣ty.