Christian Prayers and Holy Meditations; As Well for Private as Public Exercise (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1842. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... consideration of your high estate, how your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, your members are the members of Christ, the whole world and all things therein are your own. Therefore say unto your soul, O my soul, arise, follow God, contemn this world, purpose well and pursue it, long for the Lord's coming, be ready and watch, that He come not upon thee unawares. And for so much as you must live to God's pleasure, see the vocation and state of your life whereto God hath called you, and pray to God for grace, knowledge, and ability, to take the most profitable things in hand, well to begin, better to go on, and best of all to end the same to God's glory and profit of your brethren; and think that time lost, wherein you speak or do not, or at the least think not, something to God's glory and your brethren's commodity. When you go forth of the doors, pray: NOW must I walk among the snares of death, stretched out of Satan and of his mischievous ministers in the world, carrying with me a friend to them both and a foe to myself, even this body of sin and sinful flesh. 0 grand captain Christ, lead me and guide me, I beseech thee: defend me from the plagues and subtleties wherewith I am endangered. Grant that I may take all things that happen as I ought to do, and setting mine eyes upon thee only, I may so go on forwards in thy ways, as by nothing I be hindered, but rather furthered; so that all my doings may tend to thy glory. Shew me thy ways, 0 Lord, and teach me thy paths1. 1 Ps. xxv. OCCASIONS TO MEDITATE. /CONSIDER how vainly the most part of men V>* be occupied, how many ways they trouble and encumber themselves, thereby much alienating their minds from the knowledge and cogitation of that which they should most esteem, and so become a let and an offence t...