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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.
3. Profanation of Sacraments. And how have the Sacraments (in particular the supper of the Lord) been profaned? how hath the Body of Christ been torn in pieces, and his blood trampled under foot by profane and wicked men; Insomuch that it hath been the whole work of the Ministry (in stead of entertaining those who were the friends of the Bridegroom, and were invited to this Supper) to keep fast the door, ⟨image 7⟩and hold out those who would press in, and yet were lunbidden Guests; which of us have not found this the greatest burden upon the shoulders of our Ministry? who of us have not sighed and groaned under the weight of it? And can we think that God will make any account of our Blood, who have undervalued the Blood of his Son? Shall we trample the Blood of Christ under foot; and will God esteem our blood precious? will he regard our bodies, that have had no regard to the Body of his Son? will he esteem our lives, who have not regarded the death of his Son? Certainly no — Thus I have showed thee the many Springs and Sources of Englands sorrows; And now, in what readiness we are for the removing of them, I dare not think! possibly, something may be done; nay probably, much may be done, but the hearts of the people, not being yet prepared, doth give occasion to suspect (though the endeavours of Reformation be never so sincere, so full) yet our plaster will not be large enough to our soar; These are our sad thoughts; But Gods thoughts are not as our thoughts; It is easy with him to Purge his Worship, to fence his Ordinances, to bring his Gospel into esteem. And if this be Gods floor, he will purge away the Chaff, if this be his field, he will weed out the tares, if this be his house, he will sweep away the dust, If the Lord have any delight in us, he will bring us into the good land,—&c.
3. Profanation of Sacraments. And how have the Sacraments (in particular the supper of the Lord) been profaned? how hath the Body of Christ been torne in pieces, and his blood trampled under foot by profane and wicked men; Insomuch that it hath been the whole worke of the Ministery (in stead of entertaining those who were the friends of the Bridegroome, and were invited to this Supper) to keep fast the doore, ⟨image 7⟩