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The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distress…The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distresse…
The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distress discovered in divers sermons, the first of which was preached at the funeral of Mistress Elizabeth Moore : the other four were afterwards preached, and are all of them now made public, for the supportation and consolation of the saints of God in the hour of tribulation : hereunto are annexed Mris. [sic] Moors evidences for heaven, composed and collected by her in the time of her health, for her comfort in the time of sickness / by Ed. Calamy ...The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distresse discovered in divers sermons, the first of which was preached at the funerall of Mistresse Elizabeth Moore : the other four were afterwards preached, and are all of them now made publick, for the supportation and consolation of the saints of God in the hour of tribulation : hereunto are annexed Mris. [sic] Moores evidences for heaven, composed and collected by her in the time of her health, for her comfort in the time of sickness / by Ed. Calamy ...
London: printed for John Hancock, 1658
Sermon 2: THE Word of God IS THE Saints Delights. SERMON II.
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Answ. 1. Because they are spiritually enlightened; their eyes are opened to behold the glory and beauty, and to understand the deep mysteries of the Law, therefore David prayeth, vers 18. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy Law, As the Apostle saith of the Jews, 2 Cor. 3. 14, 15, 16. That to this day there is a veil over their hearts, when Moses is read, and when they shall turn to the Lord, this veil shall be removed▪ So it is with Christians, when a wicked man reads the word, there is a veil over his eyes, and over his heart, and over the Scriptures, The god of this world hath so blinded his eyes, that he cannot behold the beauty and glory of them; but the true Saint hath this veil removed, Christ hath anointed his eyes with his spiritual eye-salve; he seeth a surpassing excellency in the Word of God, and therefore cannot but delight in it.
Answ. 1. Because they are spiritually inlightned; their eyes are opened to behold the glory and beauty, and to understand the deep mysteries of the Law, therefore David prayeth, vers 18. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy Law, As the Apostle saith of the Jews, 2 Cor. 3. 14, 15, 16. That to this day there is a vail over their hearts, when Moses is read, and when they shall turn to the Lord, this vail shall bee removed▪ So it is with Christians, when a wicked man reads the word, there is a vail over his eyes, and over his heart, and over the Scriptures, The god of this world hath so blinded his eyes, that hee cannot behold the beauty and glory of them; but the true Saint hath this vail removed, Christ hath anointed his eyes with his spiritual eye-salve; hee seeth a surpassing excellency in the Word of God, and therefore cannot but delight in it.
2 Because they are not only enlightened, but regenerated; And as children new born by the instinct of nature, have a natural appetite to milk for conservation of their life; so the new born Saint, by the instinct of grace, hath a spiritual appetite to the Word of God, according to that of Saint Peter,