Meditations on Christian Dogma

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. 1. Read the meditation over-night.<br><br>2. Review it at intervals till next morning.<br><br>3. Affections of love and joy up to the meditation.<br><br>Introduction.<br><br>1. Place yourself in the presence of God.<br><br>2. Act of humility: acknowledge your unworthiness.<br><br>3.Confess your incapacity: ask for aid.<br><br>The Meditation.<br><br>I. Adoration.<br><br>1. Contemplate the subject in God the Father, or in Jesus Christ: with reference to His (1) Dispositions, (2) Words, (3) Actions.<br><br>2. Offer Him, with respect to the subject, (1) Adoration, (2) Admiration, (3) Praise, (4) Love, (5) Joy, (6) Gratitude.<br><br>II. Reflex action on yourself.<br><br>Transfer to yourself what you have contemplated in God, considering: -<br><br>1. What example, or warning, or knowledge is to be gathered with a view to your own case?<br><br>2. What are your past negligences, present deficiencies, future needs?<br><br>3. What grace do you require from God?