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A tossed ship making to safe harbour, or, A word in season to a…A tossed ship making to safe harbor, or, A word in season to a…
A tossed ship making to safe harbour, or, A word in season to a sinking kingdom wherein Englands case and cure, her burdens and comforts, her pressures and duties are opened and applied : in diverse sermons preached upon the public days of humiliation, out of that prophetical history, Matth. 14, 22 to 28 / by Samuel Bolton ...A tossed ship making to safe harbor, or, A word in season to a sinking kingdome wherein Englands case and cure, her burthens and comforts, her pressures and duties are opened and applyed : in diverse sermons preached upon the publick dayes of humiliation, out of that propheticall history, Matth. 14, 22 to 28 / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by L.N. for Philemon Stephens, 1644
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.
iLuther, when he saw Melanchthon's Spirits to sink under the sad aspects of the Church of God in his days, he falls to down right chiding of him; I vehemently hate, saith he, those miserable cares wherewith thou writest thou art spent, It is not from the greatness of the danger, but the greatness of our fears and distrust, if our Cause be false, let us revoke it, if true, why do we make God in his rich Promises a Liar; Strive against thy self, the greatest enemy, why should we ⟨p. 266⟩fear the conquered World, that have the Conqueror on our side: Fearfulness is unbefitting a Christian, who is the Soldier of Christ, and Religion, which is the cause of Christ.
iLuther, when he saw Melanchtons Spirits to sinke under the sad aspects of the Church of God in his dayes, he fals to down right chiding of him; I vehemently hate, saith hee, those miserable cares wherewith thou writest thou art spent, It is not from the greatnesse of the danger, but the greatnesse of our feares and distrust, if our Cause be false, let us revoke it, if true, why doe wee make God in his rich Promises a Lyar; Strive against thy self, the greatest enemy, why should wee ⟨p. 266⟩fear the conquered VVorld, that have the Conquerour on our side: Fearfulnesse is unbefitting a Christian, who is the Souldier of Christ, and Religion, which is the cause of Christ.
- iEgo miserimas curas, quibus te consumi scribis, vehementer odi, quod fic regnant in corde tuo, non est magnitudo causae, &c. Luth.
3. It is unsuitable to our relations; we stand related to the great God of heaven and earth; and a shame it is that such should fear: he is our God, our Father, our Shepherd, our Husband, our Head, we his People, his Children, his Sheep, his Spouse, his members, — Every one of these speak encouragement to our fearful and unbelieving hearts; what may not the Child expect from his Father, the Spouse from her Husband, &c.