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A new form of meditations for every day in the year. Written originally in French by F. John Crasset. And put into English at the request of several persons of honour and quality, by a well-wisher to devotion.

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Title
A new form of meditations for every day in the year. Written originally in French by F. John Crasset. And put into English at the request of several persons of honour and quality, by a well-wisher to devotion.
Author
Crasset, Jean, 1618-1692.
Publication
London : Printed for William Grantham, in Cock-Pit Alley, near Drury-Lane,
MDCLXXXV [i.e. 1685]
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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"A new form of meditations for every day in the year. Written originally in French by F. John Crasset. And put into English at the request of several persons of honour and quality, by a well-wisher to devotion." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B02468.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.

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LXXVIII. MED. Of Dryness and Aridities.
I Believe what I see. I hope for what I touch. I love that which pleases me. I believe amidst light. I hope when I have a feeling. I love when I am in comfort. This is the way of the Sences.
I believe, what I do not see. I hope for, what I cannot compass. I love, that which does not please me. I believe, when I am in darkness. I hope, even in my dereliction. I love, even in my desolation. This is the way of the Spirit.
O my God! How sensual is my Devotion? I have not yet ador'd you in Spirit. O happy State! Where the Soul sees God without light: Where she hopes in God without support: Loves God without any sensible attract. This is to see God without species. To be united to God without a medium. To suffer divine impressions. To have no more proper subsistence. To lead a supernatural life. This is the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

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In darkness I have made my bed. Job. 17.

Meat and drink is not the Kingdom of God, but justice and Peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Rom. 14.

They shall be dispersed for to eat, and if they be not satiated they will murmur. Ps. 58.

It is expedient for you that I should go: for if I do not go, the Comforter will not com to you. Jo. 16.

God is a Spirit, and those who adore him, must adore him in spirit and truth.

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