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Godly and comfortable sayings rightly grounded on the holy Scriptures, and fitly applied to the use of well prepared hearts, whether publicly or privately, [are as an honeycomb, sweetness to the soul] they bring great joy and gladness to an upright heart, as honey or other sweet things do much delight the taste, [and healeth the bones] are means of good to the whole body, for conservation of health, or restitution to it, by the cheerfulness of the mind, and the favour and blessing of God.

GOdly and comfortable sayings rightly grounded on the holy Scriptures, and fitly applied to the vse of well prepared hearts, whether publikely or priuately, [are as an honycombe, sweetnesse to the soule] they bring great ioy and gladnesse to an vpright heart, as hony or other sweet things doe much delight the taste, [and healeth the bones] are meanes of good to the whole body, for conseruation of health, or restitution to it, by the cheerefulnesse of the minde, and the fauour and blessing of God.

Doct. Nothing is more pleasant and profitable than gracious speeches to godly persons.

In this place they are compared to honey by Solomon, as being equal to it in deliciousness: but in the Psalms they are preferred before honey by David, as being every way more ¹delightful than that is.

In this place they are compared to honie by Salomon, as being equall to it in deliciousnesse: but in the Psalmes they are preferred before hony by Dauid, as being euerie way more ¹delightfull than that is.