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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.
I will give you one instance more, 14. Zac. 6, 7. At evening time it shall be light: they expected it in the day, that was the most likely, the evening was most improbable, then is nothing but darkness to be expected, but at evening it shall be ⟨p. 142⟩light, the most improbable time.
I will give you one instance more, 14. Zac. 6, 7. At evening time it shall be light: they expected it in the day, that was the most likely, the evening was most improbable, then is nothing but darknes to be expected, but at evening it shall be ⟨p. 142⟩light, the most improbable time.
But the main thing that this speaks to us is this: you see here the Disciples had been in great danger, and they had been long conflicting with these dangers, & were now ready to commit themselves to the mercy of the Sea, much longer it was not possible for them to hold out. As Job says, 6. Job 12. Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh of Brass. Certainly they could not much longer endure, they were now ready to give up. And when it was come to the *last pinch, even to the utmost, Christ he comes in. iWhence this old truth,
But the maine thing that this speakes to us is this: you see here the Disciples had beene in great danger, and they had beene long conflicting with these dangers, & were now ready to commit themselves to the mercy of the Sea, much longer it was not possible for them to hold out. As Job sayes, 6.