The scripture is God's love letter to men. Here the lamb may wade and here the elephant may swim. The blessed scriptures are of infinite worth and value. Here you may find a remedy for every disease, a balm for every wound, a plaster for every sore, milk for babes, meat for strong men, comfort for the afflicted, support for the tempted, solace for the distressed, ease for the wearied, a staff to support the feeble, a sword to defend the weak.

The Holy Scriptures are the map of God's mercy and man's misery, the touchstone of truth, the shop of remedies against all maladies, the hammer of vices, the treasury of virtues, the exposure of all sensual and worldly vanities, the balance of equity, the most perfect rule of all justice and morality.

Ah, friends, no book befits your hands like the Bible. The Bible is the best preacher. This book, this preacher, will preach to you in your shops, in your chambers, in your prayer closets, yes, in your own bosoms. This book will preach to you both at home and abroad. It will preach to you in all companies. It will preach to you in all conditions.

By this book you must live. By this book you must die. By this book you shall be judged in the great day. By this book you shall be saved, or by this book you shall be damned. Therefore, love this book above all other books. Prize this book above all other books. Read this book before all other books. Study this book more than all other books.

For he who reads much and understands nothing is like him who hunts much and catches nothing. Speaking of the blessed man, David says, His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1 verse 2 how I love your law. I meditate on it all day long. Psalm 119, verse 97.