Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.

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Title: Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.
Author: R. H., 1609-1678.
Publication: Oxford :: [s.n.],; 1688.
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Subject terms: Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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35. One long time of Prayer better, than many short ones.

36. A short time better spent in some one head of Prayer, than in hastily running through all; for devotions con∣tinually flitting are frigid, and languishing; and so often changing of the fewel hinders the enkindling of the passi∣ons, nor have they that earnestness, and importunity with them, which is required in this wrestling with God. Yet where is a sterility in thinking on any subject, there is a necessity to change it.

37. Avoiding taedium, and wearisomeness of mind (if any happen before our time expired) by change of our medi∣tations; and of our posture; or by spending part of our time in meditation, recitation of Psalms, &c. part in prayer; or part in a set form, and part in mental prayer; and abi∣ding in that wherein we are most affected.