
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Plates
- Dedication
- General Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Church's Year-Book, Meditations and Devotions from the Resurrection to All Saints' Day
- Meditations and Devotions upon the Resurrection of Our Savior
- An Advertisement Concerning Paschal Time
- Meditations and Devotions for St Marks Day
- Meditations upon the Festival of St Philip and James
- Rogation Week
- The Antiphon for Ascention Day
- Meditations and Devotions for Ascention Day
- Expectation Week
- Of the Coming of the H. Ghost
- For Trinity Sunday, A Contemplation upon the Blessed Trinity
- Devotions on St Barnabas Day
- Devotions on St John Baptists Day
- Meditations and Devotions For St Peters Day
- On St James his Day
- On St Bartholomews Day
- Meditations and Devotions On St Mathews Day
- Meditations and Devotions on St Michael's Day
- Meditations and Prayers For St Lukes Day
- Meditations and Devotions on the Festival of St Simon and Jude
- Upon All Saints Day: The Preface
- Meditations and Devotions For All Saints Day
- Textual Emendations and Notes
- A Serious and Pathetical Contemplation of the Mercies of God, in Several Most Devout and Sublime Thanksgivings for the same.
- Appendix
- Glossary
Meditations and Devotions For St Peters Day
from Church's Year-Book, Meditations and Devotions from the Resurrection to All Saints' Day
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2016
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Plates
- Dedication
- General Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Church's Year-Book, Meditations and Devotions from the Resurrection to All Saints' Day
- Meditations and Devotions upon the Resurrection of Our Savior
- An Advertisement Concerning Paschal Time
- Meditations and Devotions for St Marks Day
- Meditations upon the Festival of St Philip and James
- Rogation Week
- The Antiphon for Ascention Day
- Meditations and Devotions for Ascention Day
- Expectation Week
- Of the Coming of the H. Ghost
- For Trinity Sunday, A Contemplation upon the Blessed Trinity
- Devotions on St Barnabas Day
- Devotions on St John Baptists Day
- Meditations and Devotions For St Peters Day
- On St James his Day
- On St Bartholomews Day
- Meditations and Devotions On St Mathews Day
- Meditations and Devotions on St Michael's Day
- Meditations and Prayers For St Lukes Day
- Meditations and Devotions on the Festival of St Simon and Jude
- Upon All Saints Day: The Preface
- Meditations and Devotions For All Saints Day
- Textual Emendations and Notes
- A Serious and Pathetical Contemplation of the Mercies of God, in Several Most Devout and Sublime Thanksgivings for the same.
- Appendix
- Glossary
Summary
In the life of S. John Baptist we were presented with a Life of Mortification to preserv us from Sin, or at least to Disable it from hurting us. but in that of S. Peter, I shall chiefly entertain you with true Repentance, the Remedie after Sin ; and with the Mercies of God to returning Sinners. I shall not wander into the Maze of Disputation, concerning the Priority of his Person Place and Power : desiring not to interrupt the Sweet Methods of Meditation, with the Harsh Touches and Accents of Contention. but shall from the Observation of his Vertues rais matter of Imitation ; from his Fall a Preservativ against Presumption ; from his Recovery Consolation ; from his Successefull Ministery Thanksgiving ; from his Life, the Several Effects of Grace ; and from his Death see him in the Fruition of Glory.
He was a Willing Person, in the Day of Power.
He was a forward Person to com to Christ, at the very first intimation his Brother Andrew gav him of our Savior.
He was instantly Obedient to his Saviors Call.
He was a loving Apostle always busy about his Master.
He was so passionatly loving, that he could not endure to hear of his Masters Sufferings, till he was rebuked for contradicting it.
He was an Enflamed Apostle, all on fire with Divine Love : Master, whither shall we go from Thee? saith He ; Thou only hast the Words of Eternal Life.
He was so Humble, that (of all the Apostles) he would not endure that his Master should wash his feet. Till he understood, if he were not Washed he should hav no part in Him.
He was the first that confessed Christ to be the Son of the Living God.
When he acknowledged Jesus to be the Son of the Living God, his Confession included all the Mysteries of our faith.
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- The Works of Thomas Traherne<I>Church's Year-Book</I>, <I>A Serious and athetical Contemplation of the Mercies of GOD</I>, [<I>Meditations on the Six Days of the Creation</I>], pp. 174 - 182Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2009