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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.
Answ. 1. You must seriously study the excellency of Gods word, this made David prize it so much, and love it so much, Psal. 19. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. The Word of God hath God for its Author, and therefore must needs be full of infinite wisdom and eloquence, even the wisdom, and eloquence of God. There is not a word in it, but breathes out God, and is breathed out by God. It is (as Ireneus saith) [Greek or Hebrew], an invariable rule of faith, an unerring and infallible guide to Heaven. It contains glorious revelations and discoveries, no where else to be found. It hath a manifesting, convincing, soul-humbling, soul-directing, soul-converting, and soul-comforting power, ⟨p. 90⟩and efficacy in it, as appears by these Scriptures, Heb. 4. 12. 1 Cor. 14. 24, 25. 1 King. 21. 29. Psalm 119. 105. 2 Cor. 3. 6. Psalm 119. 50. And therefore to delight in the Word, and the God that made it, is not only our duty, Psa. 37. 4. But it is recorded in Scripture as our privilege, and as the great reward that God would bestow upon those that keep holy the Sabbath-day, Isa. 58. 13, 14. Then thou shalt delight thy self in the Lord. This shall be thy great reward.
Answ. 1. You must seriously study the excellency of Gods word, this made David prize it so much, and love it so much, Psal. 19. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. The Word of God hath God for its Author, and therefore must needs bee full of infinite wisdome and eloquence, even the wisdome, and eloquence of God. There is not a word in it, but breathes out God, and is breathed out by God. It is (as Ireneus saith) , an invariable rule of faith, an unerring and infallible guide to Heaven. It contains glorious revelations and discoveries, no where else to bee found. It hath a manifesting, convincing, soul-humbling, soul-directing, soul-converting, and soul-comforting power,