Reader, when thou hast heard the word, consider, though the Sermon be at an end, yet there must not be an end of the Sermon. Practice, which is the heart of hearing, is still behind. Observe the properties of those persons to whom, and their posterity, God will be propitious: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting, and his righteousness to children's children: To such as keep his Covenants, and remember his Commandments to do them, Psal. 103.17, 18. They are described by their act; they lay the word up, they remember his Commandments; and by their end, to lay the word out in their lives, to do them. A good husband having received a bag of money, locketh it up safe, that none may rob him of it, and as occasion is, fetcheth it down, and layeth it out, some for food, some for clothes, some for rent, some for servants wages, some for this, some for that, as his necessities require: So (Friend) do thou lay up the precious Treasure of the word safe in ⟨p. 245⟩the Cabinet of thine heart, and bring it out as thy occasions call for it in thy life: Art thou in adversity, fetch out the Promises for thy comfort; broach that strong liquor, which was purposely tuned up for thee against a groaning hour: This is my comfort in mine affliction, for thy word hath quickened me, Psal. 119.15. Art thou in prosperity, bring forth the precepts for thy carriage: Look to that Card and Compass by which thou mayest sail evenly and trim, notwithstanding those high winds, and swelling waters: Thy Word is a light to my feet, and a lamp to my paths, Psal. 119.4. Wouldst thou resist and conquer Satan's Temptations? The word is a Shield, which (as they say of Vulcans Armour) is full proof against all thrusts and darts: By the words of thy mouth, I have kept my self from the paths of the destroyer, Psal. 17.4. Nay, fetch but this Sword of the Spirit out of Gods Armoury, and the Devil will run like a Coward; he is more afraid of it, then Leviathan his name-sake is of the Sword-fish, which some write he dreadeth more then all the fish in the Ocean. Thy Saviour gave Satan such a wound with the Sword of the word, that he feeleth it to this day If thou wouldst overcome the worlds insinuations, d• but feed on the word, and thou wilt scorn th• scraps of the world.
Reader, when thou hast heard the word, consider, though the Sermon be at an end, yet there must not be an end of the Sermon. Practice, which is the heart of hearing, is still behinde. Observe the properties of those persons to whom, and their posterity, God will be propitious: The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting, and his righteousness to childrens children: To such as keep his Covenants, and remember his Commandments to do them, Psal. 103.17, 18. They are described by their act; they lay the word up, they remember his Commandments; and by their end, to lay the word out in their lives, to do them. A good husband having received a bag of money, locketh it up safe, that none may rob him of it, and as occasion is, fetcheth it down, and layeth it out, some for food, some for cloathes, some for rent, some for servants wages, some for this, some for that, as his necessities require: So (Friend) do thou lay up the precious Treasure of the word safe in ⟨p. 245⟩the Cabinet of thine heart, and bring it out as thy occasions call for it in thy life: Art thou in adversity, fetch out the Promises for thy comfort; broach that strong liquor, which was purposely tunned up for thee against a groaning hour: This is my comfort in mine affliction, for thy word hath quickned me, Psal. 119.15. Art thou in prosperity, bring forth the precepts for thy carriage: Look to that Card and Compass by which thou mayest sail eavenly and trim, notwithstanding those high winds, and swelling waters: Thy Word is a light to my feet, and a lamp to my paths, Psal. 119.4. Wouldst thou resist and conquer Satans Temptations? The word is a Shield, which (as they say of Vulcans Armour) is full proof against all thrusts and darts: By the words of thy mouth, I have kept my self from the pathes of the destroyer, Psal. 17.4. Nay, fetch but this Sword of the Spirit out of Gods Armory, and the Devil will run like a Coward; he is more afraid of it, then Leviathan his name-sake is of the Sword-fish, which some write he dreadeth more then all the fish in the Ocean. Thy Saviour gave Satan such a wound with the Sword of the word, that he feeleth it to this day If thou wouldst overcome the worlds insinuations, d• but feed on the word, and thou wilt scorn th• scraps of the world.
