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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
Sermon 1: A Word in Season, to a sinking Kingdom.Sermon 1: A Word in Season, to a sinking Kingdome.
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.
Though the Miller is not able to command a wind, yet he will set his Mill, and spread his Sails, that if a wind come he may have the benefit of it. Though you are not able to command the Spirit, which like the wind bloweth where and when it listeth, yet set your selves in his presence, spread your Sails, that if a wind come you may have the benefit of ⟨p. 21⟩it.— But this all of God.—
Though the Miller is not able to command a winde, yet hee will set his Mill, and spread his Sayles, that if a wind come he may have the benefit of it. Though you are not able to command the Spirit, which like the wind bloweth where and when it listeth, yet set your selves in his presence, spread your Sayles, that if a wind come you may have the benefit of ⟨p. 21⟩it.— But this all of God.—
Here is a multitude here this day, if your hearts be right, know this, Christ will not send you away without some refreshment.
Had he respect to the bodies of men, when a multitude were come together, that he would not send them away after their long continuance with him in his Ordinances, without some refreshment, lest they fainted in the way; certainly he will have more regard to the souls of men: What are the faintings of the body, to the faintings of the soul?
Had he respect to the bodies of men, when a multitude were come together, that he would not send them away after their long continuance with him in his Ordinances, without some refreshment, lest they fainted in the way; certainely he will have more regard to the soules of men: What are the faintings of the body, to the faintings of the soule?