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Light in darkness, or, Deliverance proclaimed unto the church in the midst of all…
Light in darkness, or, Deliverance proclaimed unto the church in the midst of all her despondencies and discouragements in a sermon / preached by Thomas Watson.
London: printed for Hen. Bettenham, 1679
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.
Light in Darkness, &c.
Psal. 112. v. 4. Unto the Upright there ariseth Light in the Darkness.
THE Scripture (as Chrysostom says) is a Spiritual Paradise. The Book of Psalms is placed in the midst of this Paradise.
THE Scripture (as Chrysostome says) is a Spiritual Paradise. The Book of Psalms is placed in the midst of this Paradise.
The Psalms are not only for Delight, but for Use: like those Trees of the Sanctuary in Ezekiel, which were both for Food, and for Medicine.
The Psalms of David are commensurate and exactly fitted to every Christians condition; If his Affections are frozen, here he may fetch Fire; if his Grace be weak, here he may fetch Armour; If his Spirits are ready to faint, here he may fetch Cordials for his Soul: Amongst other Divine Consolations, the Text is not the least,—