ciuill, and must be all done in their due and seasonable time. In which re∣gard it is to be esteemed so farre off from a state of Angelical perfection, which is wholly taken vp with contemplation, that it cannot bee excused nor wiped from the blemish of deserued blame, because many other du∣ties as necessary in their due time and place, are vtterly omitted and neglected. Besides, the obiect of this exercise being spirituall, diuine and supernaturall, is farre too excellent for the weake sight of our minds to be alwayes gazing on, or if it should, it would soone bee dazeled and dulled, yea distracted and quite lost; like the bodily eyes with beholding the Sunne in his full brightnesse. Yea, as this exercise must not bee continu∣all, so neither should it be ouer-common: the which as it causeth weari∣nesse and satiety, they lothing, and this remissenesse and slacke perfor∣mance, which faileth as much in the manner, zeale and deuotion, as it ex∣ceedeth in time and number; so doth it by assiduity lose in our iudge∣ment that esteeme, and in our hearts that awfull reuerence, and feruor of affection which is due vnto it; and so becommeth cold and formall, heart∣lesse, and vselesse; like physicke, which being ordinarily taken, becommeth familiar to nature, and so worketh not any extraordinary effect. Neither can the most men be often exercised in this duty in a set and solemne manner, vnlesse they cause other necessary duties of Christianity, and of their callings, to giue way vnto it with great losse and inconuenience. In which respect, great difference is to be made between the rich and weal∣thy who haue much spare time, and poore men who liue by their daily labour, and haue little time to spare for the performance of many religi∣ous duties no lesse necessary. And amongst those who haue worldly ne∣cessaries without bodily toyle; mee thinkes there should bee some diffe∣rence in the frequency of this exercise, betweene ordinary Christians, and vs of the Ministery, and that we should more often apply our selues vnto it, then any other sort of men, both because spirituall and heauenly things are the chiefe obiects about which our minds should bee exercised; and because these holy meditations doe more directly and immediately fit vs for the duties of our callings, then they doe other men in theirs. In which regard it were to be wished, that wee would let few or no dayes passe, without some time spent in this holy duty, which will make vs much more profitable both to our selues and others. The which I speake, not to spurre on any to outrunne his deuotion, which being left behind, will make this exercise cold, formall, and not worth the while, and much lesse to bridle and restraine the zeale of other men, who haue will, and time to per∣forme daily this holy duty, but onely because I would not insnare weake consciences with doubts and difficulties, by laying vpon them this taske as a necessary burthen, which the Lord hath left free and at their deuo∣tion.