this incomparable book by Thomas Brooks
the whole of Scripture is but one entire
love letter dispatched from the Lord
Christ to his beloved spouse aho the
mysteries the excellencies the glories
which are in this incomparable book
there are none so useful none so needful
none so delightful none so necessary to
make you happy and to keep you happy as
this ah the word of the Lord is a light
to guide you a counselor to counsel you
a comforter to comfort you a staff to
support you a sword to defend you a
physician to cure you the word is a mine
to enrich you a robe to clothes you a
crown to crown you bread to strengthen
you wine to cheer you a honeycomb to
feast you music to delight you a
paradise to entertain you O therefore
before all and above all search the
scripture study the scripture meditate
on the scripture delight in the
scripture treasure up the scripture
there is no wisdom like scripture wisdom
no knowledge like scripture knowledge no
experience like scripture experience no
comforts like scripture comforts no
delights like scripture delights no
convictions
like Scripture convictions no conversion
like scripture conversion I exhort you
to a speedy serious diligent and
constant study of the scripture you do
not know how soon
you're blind minds may be enlightened
your hard hearts may be softened your
proud spirits may be humbled your sinful
natures may be changed your defiled
conscience --is may be purged your
distemper'd affections may be regulated
and your poor souls may be saved by
searching into the Scriptures by reading
the scripture and by pondering upon the
scripture if you do not in good earnest
give yourself up to the reading to the
studying to the pondering to the
believing to the practicing to the
applying and to the living up to the
scripture Satan will be too hard for you
the world will be too hard for you your
lusts will be too hard for you
temptations will be too hard for you
deceivers will be too hard for you and
in the end you will be miserable
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