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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. 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, B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.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. 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, B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.
London: printed for Jo. Hancock (brother to the late deceased Eliz. Moore) to be sold, 1657
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8 The delight that a godly man takes in the word, is without any reservation or distinction. He delights in the whole word of God, in the commanding and threatening word, as well as in ⟨p. 87⟩the promising word; he beholds God, and his wisdom, and goodness in every verse, and therefore he can say with Hezekiah, Isa. 39.8. Good is the Word of the Lord. He hath the whole Law written in his heart, and rejoiceth in every tittle of it. But a wicked man hath his reservations and distinctions, he may delight in the promising word, but he undervalues the commanding word, and turneth a deaf ear to the threatening word. It is said of the Jews, That they rejoiced in the light of John Baptist, but it is not said, They rejoiced in his heat: He was a burning, and a shining light, they rejoiced in his shining, but not in his burning. It is hardly possible for a wicked man, remaining wicked, to rejoice in the burning zeal, holiness, and strictness of a John Baptist. But a godly man delighteth both in the light, and heat of the word.
8 The delight that a godly man takes in the word, is without any reservation or distinction. Hee delights in the whole word of God, in the commanding and threatning word, as well as in ⟨p. 87⟩the promising word; hee beholds God, and his wisdome, and goodness in every verse, and therefore hee can say with Hezekiah, Isa. 39.8. Good is the Word of the Lord. He hath the whole Law written in his heart, and rejoyceth in every tittle of it. But a wicked man hath his reservations and distinctions, hee may delight in the promising word, but hee undervalues the commanding word, and turneth a deaf ear to the threatning word. It is said of the Jews, That they rejoyced in the light of John Baptist, but it is not said, They rejoyced in his heat: Hee was a burning, and a shining light, they rejoyced in his shining, but not in his burning. It is hardly possible for a wicked man, remaining wicked, to rejoyce in the burning zeal, holiness, and strictness of a John Baptist. But a godly man delighteth both in the light, and heat of the word.