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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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6 A true Saint cannot but delight in the word of God, because it is his inheritance, vers. 111. Thy testimonies ⟨p. 63⟩have I taken as an heritage for •ver for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Therefore they were the rejoicing of his heart, because they were his everlasting Inheritance.
6 A true Saint cannot but delight in the word of God, because it is his inheritance, vers. 111. Thy testimonies ⟨p. 63⟩have I taken as an heritage for •ver for they are the rejoycing of my heart. Therefore they were the rejoycing of his heart, because they were his everlasting Inheritance.
7 Because he finds a sweetness in i•. Delight is nothing else but a passion of the soul, arising from th• sweetness of the object that we enjoy. Things that are good, present, suitable, and sweet, are the object of our delights, such is the word of God to every true Saint. It is sweeter than the honey, and the honey-comb, Psal. 19. 10. So also Psal. 119. 103. How sweet are thy words unto my taste, yea sweeter than •ony to my mouth. A Saint must needs delight in it, it is so suitable, and so sweet.
7 Because hee findes a sweetness in i•. Delight is nothing else but a passi•n of the soul, arising from th• sweetness of the object that wee enjoy. Things that are good, present, suitable, and sweet, are the object of our delights, such is the word of God to every true Saint. It is sweeter than the hny, and the hony-comb,