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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.
The case seems to be ours, it looks like it.
The case seems to bee ours, it lookes like it.
Had not our ship, in which was embarked so much of our good and happiness, a prosperous gale at their first setting forth? had they not a prosperous beginning? did they not a long time go without any contrary wind, without any opposition? had they not the Prayers, the desires, the countenance, and well-wishes of all to carry them on? were not the beginnings very comfortable, and very promising? you all know. But how have they met with contrary winds? sad proceedings! what difficulties, what mountains of difficulties have they met withal in the carrying on of this work? you all know.
Had not our ship, in which was imbarked so much of our good and happinesse, a prosperous gale at their first setting forth? had they not a prosperous beginning? did they not a long time goe without any contrary wind, without any opposition? had they not the Prayers, the desires, the countenance, and well-wishes of all to carry them on? were not the beginnings very comfortable, and very promising? you all know. But how have they met with contrary winds? sad proceedings! what difficulties, what mountaines of difficulties have they met withall in the carrying on of this work? you all know.
The case is ours: what must be the cure? what is our work now in rhis case?