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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.
Indeed it might be said the Disciples were alone, they were now in the middest of the Sea, a storm is risen, they are tossed with waves, in the dark of the night, and Christ was absent too. Here was an alone indeed. Those must need be alone who have not Christ with them, though they enjoy ever so many creature comforts. But what were they that were separated from all, and Christ absent too? It may be said they were alone.
Indeed it might be said the Disciples were alone, they were now in the middest of the Sea, a storme is risen, they are tosed with waves, in the darke of the night, and Christ was absent too. Here was an alone indeed. Those must neede bee alone who have not Christ with them, though they enjoy ever so many creature comforts. But what were they that were separated from all, and Christ absent too? It may bee said they were alone.
But how can Christ be said to be alone? can he whose absence makes us alone, though we have all the comforts and succours in the world, and whose presence makes all, in the want of all, can he be said to be alone?
But how can Christ be said to be alone? can hee whose absence makes us alone, though we have all the comforts and succours in the world, and whose presence makes all, in the want of all, can hee bee said to be alone?
We are to consider Christ, 1. In respect of his divine nature. 2. In respect of his humane nature.