Chap. 2.
THe rather for that where∣as * 1.1 our Diuine Meditation is
The arte of diuine meditation profitable for all Christians to knowe and practise; exemplified with a large meditation of eternall life. By Ioseph Hall.
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- The arte of diuine meditation profitable for all Christians to knowe and practise; exemplified with a large meditation of eternall life. By Ioseph Hall.
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- Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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nothing else but a ben∣ding of the mind vpon some spirituall obiect, through diuers formes of discourse, vntill our thoughts come to an issue; and this must needs be either Extem∣porall, and occasioned by outward occurren∣ces offred to the mind, or Deliberate, and wrought out of our owne heart; which a∣gaine is either in Mat∣ter of Knowledge for the finding out of some hidden trueth, and con∣uincing of an heresie
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by profound trauersing of reason, or in Matter of Affection, for the enkindling of our loue to God: the former of these two last wee sen∣ding to the Scholes and masters of Controuer∣sies, search after the la∣ter; which is both of larger vse, and such as no Christian can reiect, as either vnnecessary, or ouer-difficult. For both euery Christian had neede of fire put to his affections, and weaker iudgements are no lesse capable of this
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diuine heate, which proceedes not so much from reason as from faith.
One sayes, (and I beleeue him) that Gods Schoole is more of Affection, than Vn∣derstanding: Both les∣sons very needefull, ve∣ry profitable; but for this our age, especi∣ally the later: For if there bee some that haue much zeale, little knowledge, there are more that haue much knoweledge without zeale. And hee that
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hath much skill and no affection, may do good to others by informati∣on of iudgement, but shall neuer haue thanke either of his own heart, or of God; who vseth not to cast away his loue on those, of whom hee is but knowen, not loued.
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* 1.1
The de∣scription and kinds of Medi∣tation.