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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
9 It is an abiding delight, 2 Thess. 2. 18. Everlasting consolation, Joh. ⟨p. 88⟩16. 22. Your joy no man taketh from you. It is as a fixed Star. But the delight of a wicked man in the Word, is as the crackling of thorns upon the fire, and as the Corn that grew on the stony ground, which quickly sprung up, and as quickly withered, Job 27. 8. Therefore it is said of the Jews, Joh. 5. 3. They rejoiced in his light for a season. In the Greek it is, [Greek or Hebrew] for an hour. A wicked mans delight in the Word, is but as a blazing Star, which is quickly extinguished. He may rejoice in the word while he is hearing of it, but it quickly vanisheth away. He is like to a man that comes into a pleasant Garden, and is delighted with the smell of it while he is there. But a child of God makes a Posy of these Flowers, to refresh him when he is out. He delights to read, and to keep the Law of God continually, for ever and ever, Psal. 119. 45.
9 It is an abiding delight, 2 Thess. 2. 18. Everlasting consolation, Joh. ⟨p. 88⟩16. 22. Your joy no man taketh from you. It is as a fixed Star. But the delight of a wicked man in the Word, is as the crackling of thorns upon the fire, and as the Corn that grew on the stony ground, which quickly sprung up, and as quickly withered, Iob 27. 8. Therefore it is said of the Jews, Ioh. 5. 3. They rejoyced in his light for a season. In the Greek it is, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 for an hour. A wicked mans delight in the Word, is but as a blazing Star, which is quickly extinguished. Hee may rejoyce in the word while hee is hearing of it, but it quickly vanisheth away. Hee is like to a man that comes into a pleasant Garden, and is delighted with the smell of it while hee is there. But a childe of God makes a Posie of these Flowers, to refresh him when hee is out. Hee delights to read, and to keep the Law of God continually, for ever and ever,