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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 3: THE Excellency and Usefulness OF THE WORD. SERMON III.
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.
6 It is as an Apothecaries shop, or a Physicians dispensatory, out of which we may fetch all manner of Medicines, to cure all the diseases of our souls. Art thou spiritually lame, blind, or dumb? &c. The Word will open blind eyes, make the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk. If dead in sins and trespasses, the Word, when it is the sword of the Spirit, will quicken thee. It is as a corrosive to ⟨p. 99⟩eat sin out of thy heart; therefore David saith, I have hid thy Word in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
6 It is as an Apothecaries shop, or a Physitians dispensatory, out of which wee may fetch all manner of Medicines, to cure all the diseases of our souls. Art thou spiritually lame, blinde, or dumb? &c. The Word will open blinde eyes, make the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk. If dead in sins and trespasses, the Word, when it is the sword of the Spirit, will quicken thee. It is as a corrasive to ⟨p. 99⟩eat sin out of thy heart; therefore David saith, I have hid thy Word in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
7 It is a spiritual Armoury, out of which we may fetch all manner of Weapons, to conquer the Devil, and his temptations, 2 Corint. 10. 4. It is that little Brook, out of which every David may fetch five smooth stones to destroy the Devil. These five smooth stones, are five texts of Scripture, three of these Christ took out of the brook of the Word, by which he subdued the Devil, Mat. 4. 4. 7, 10.
7 It is a spiritual Armory, out of which wee may fetch all manner of Weapons, to conquer the Devil, and his temptations, 2 Corint. 10. 4. It is that little Brook, out of which every David may fetch five smooth stones to destroy the Devil. These five smooth stones, are five texts of Scripture, three of these Christ took out of the brook of the Word, by which he subdued the Devil,