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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.
This seems to be the day-star, the harbinger of mercy to us: As the Apostle saith of another duty, it is the first Commandment with promise. So this, it is one of the first duties that speaks deliverance, not to persons only, but to the whole nation. Oh that we could in earnest this day draw water as out of a well ⟨p. 60⟩and pour it forth before the Lord.
This seems to be the day-starre, the harbinger of mercy to us: As the Apostle saith of another duty, it is the first Commandement with promise. So this, it is one of the first duties that speakes deliverance, not to persons onely, but to the whole nation. Oh that we could in earnest this day draw water as out of a well ⟨p. 60⟩and poure it forth before the Lord.
A flood of tears would now prevent a deluge of wrath: National repentance might yet procure a national pardon, if we have once made our peace with God, then will not God only be at peace with us, but cause our very enemies to be at peace with us also.
A floud of teares would now prevent a deluge of wrath: Nationall repentance might yet procure a nationall pardon, if we have once made our peace with God, then will not God onely be at peace with us, but cause our very enemies to bee at peace with us also.
This is a soul-humbling, a soul-afflicting day. Other days are humbling days, this is a heart-breaking day; other days are afflicting days; this should be a soulmelting day; oh that Englands tears might prevent Englands blood!