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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 1: The Godly mans Ark; OR, City of Refuge in the day of his Distresses. SERMON I.
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.
The Godly mans Ark; OR, City of Refuge in the day of his Distresses. SERMON I.
PSAL. 119. 92. Unless thy Law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine Affliction.
This Psalm (out of which my Text is taken) exceeds all the other Psalms, not only in length, but in excellency, so far (in the judgement of Ambrose) as the light of the Sun excels ⟨p. 2⟩the light of the Moon. As the Book of Psalms is styled by Luther, An Epitome of the Bible, or a little Bible▪ So may this Psalm fitly be called, An Epitome of the Book of Psalms. It was written (as is thought) by David in the days of his banishment under Saul, but so penned, that the words thereof suit the condition of all Saints. It is penu doctrinae publicum unicuique apta & convenientia distribuens, A public store-house of heavenly doctrines, distributing fit, and convenient instructions to all the people of God, and therefore should be in no less account with those who are spiritually alive, than is the use of the Sun, Air, and Fire, with those who are naturally alive: It is divided into two and twenty Sections, according to the Hebrew Alphabet, and therefore fitly called A holy Alphabet for Scions Scholars. The A, B, C, of godliness: Sixt•• Senensis calls it, An Alphabetical Poem▪ The Jews are said to teach it their little ⟨p. 3⟩children the first thing they learn, and therein they take a very right course, both in regard of the heavenly matter, and plain stile fitted for all capacities. The chief scope of it, is to set out the glorious excellencies and perfections of the Law of God. There is not a verse (except one only, say some Learned men in Print, but are therein deceived; but I may truly say, Except the 122. and the 90. verses) in this long Psalm, wherein there is not mention made of the Law of God, under the name of Law, or Statutes, or Precepts, or Testimonies, or Commandments, or Ordinances, or Word, or Promises, or Ways, or Judgements, or Name, or Righteousness, or Truth, &c.