(1.) In meditation. The heart goes over, in its
own thoughts, the part above insisted on, sometimes severally, sometimes
jointly, sometimes fixing primarily on one thing, sometimes on another, and
sometimes going over the whole. At one time, perhaps, the soul is most
upon consideration of its own sinfulness, and filling itself with shame and
self-abhorrency on that account; sometimes it is filled with the thoughts
of the righteousness of Christ, and with joy unspeakable and glorious on
that account. Especially on great occasions, when grieved and burdened by
negligence, or eruption of corruption, then the soul goes over the whole
work, and so drives things to an issue with God, and takes up the peace
that Christ hath wrought out for him.