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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.
We shall begin with this last; it is first in the Text, the unexpectedness of their danger: [But.]
We shall begin with this last; it is first in the Text, the unexpectednesse of their danger: [But.]
And indeed, here may well be a But: Is it not strange that the Disciples should go in Gods way, nay, by Gods direction upon Christs errand, and yet that they should meet with storms, such difficulties; yea, oppressing difficulties? Here may well be a But.
And indeed, here may well be a But: Is it not strange that the Disciples shold go in Gods way, nay, by Gods direction upon Christs errand, and yet that they should meet with stormes, such difficulties; yea, oppressing difficulties? Here may well be a But.
bHad it been said that they went forth upon their own inclination, or out of curiosity, or for recreation. Or had they done as Jonah did, over-run their masters? cThen no wonder if a storm had been sent after them, if he had fetched them back with a tempest. Men that go in ways of sin, must expect storms. But when they went on Christs errand, had Christs commission, went by his direction, and out of obedience to him, and yet meet with storms: this was strange. Here may well be a But.
bHad it beene said that they went forth upon their own inclination, or out of curiosity, or for recreation. Or had they done as Jonah did, over-run their masters?