Media: the middle things, in reference to the first and last things: or, The means, duties, ordinances, both secret, private and publike, for continuance and increase of a godly life, once begun, till we come to Heaven. Wherein are discovered many blessed medium's or duties, in their right method, manner and proceedings; that so a Christian (the spirit of Christ assisting) may walk on in the holy path, which leads from his new birth to everlasting life. / Drawn, for the most part, out of the most eminently pious, and learned writings of our native practical divines: with additionals of his own, by Isaac Ambrose, minister of the Gospel at Preston in Amoundernes.

SECT. 15. Of heads or common places of observations for pro∣fitable things.

I Declared before (Sect. 4.) that in Reading of the Scripture, it were good for our profiting to observe some special passages, where we finde things represented unto us, either more weighty in themselves, or more proper to our selves, for our particular use and occasions; and to that purpose I shall now compose some heads or common places for observation of such profitable things: Some I know herein advise these four points; 1. That every Christian following this direction, should make a little paper Book of a sheet or two, and write on the top of every leaf, the title that he would observe in his reading. 2. That he would ob∣serve such places as stare him in the face, that are so evident, that the heart cannot look off them. 3. That he set down under each title, onely the Book, Chapter and Verse, and not the words, for that would tire him in the end; onely when he hath done his quarter-task, or years task, then he may write out the choicest things, as he thinks good. 4. That he look not at the profit of this course the first week or moneth, but let him consider how rich it will make him at the years end; surely after he hath ga∣thered them, he would not sell his collections for a great price, if it were but for the good they may do him in the evil day, when it shall come upon him: Of these I shall give you the experience of a weak Christian, the unworthiest servant of Christ, in the following Section and Paragraphs.