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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.
1. What ever God hath purposed to do for us, it is as sure as done: blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for great is their reward in the Kingdom of heaven.
1. What ever God hath purposed to doe for us, it is as sure as done: blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousnesse sake, for great is their reward in the Kingdsme of heaven.
He hath made many glorious promises to his Church: and though in respect of execution of them, they are yet to come, yet in respect of the stability of the purpose, they are as good as performed. Jehoshaphat when he had a promise, sets the singers to praise the Lord in the beauty ⟨p. 121⟩of holiness, he was as sure of it, as if already done: It was his work rather to believe than fight, and to shout a victory rather than to strike a stroke, 2 Chro. 20.21.22. He appointed Singers to praise the Lord in the beauty of his holiness.
He hath made many glorious promises to his Church: and though in respect of execution of them, they are yet to come, yet in respect of the stability of the purpose, they are as good as performed. Jehosaphat when he had a promise, sets the singers to praise the Lord in the beauty ⟨p. 121⟩of holinesse, hee was as sure of it, as if already done: It was his worke rather to believe than fight, and to shout a victory rather than to strike a stroke, 2 Chro. 20.21.22. He appoynted Singers to prayse the Lord in the beauty of his holinesse.