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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
Sermon 1: A Word in Season, to a sinking Kingdom.Sermon 1: A Word in Season, to a sinking Kingdome.
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.
Use. Labour then for a word of Direction from Christ in all your undertakings: you may follow the guidance of flesh and blood, the direction of your own reason, and miscarry at last, and there is no surer way to miscarry than to follow the guidance of your own spirits: you see it in Balaam, in Saul, concerning the Amalekites, in the Jews, 42. Jer. But he that shuts his own eyes, and goes by Gods light, he that denies his own wisdom, and follows the guidance of God shall be sure to go aright: 1he shall go safe in the middest of dangers. You see it in Moses, in Esther, &c.
Vse. Labour then for a word of Direction from Christ in all your undertakings: you may follow the guidance of flesh and bloud, the direction of your owne reason, and miscarry at last, and there is no surer way to miscarry than to follow the guidance of your own spirits: you see it in Balaam, in Saul, concerning the Amalakites, in the Jews, 42. Ier. But he that shuts his owne eyes, and goes by Gods light, he that denyes his owne wisedome, and followes the guidance of God shall be sure to goe aright: 1he shall goe safe in the middest of dangers. You see it in Moses, in Hester, &c.
Gods warrant is enough to put us on a work, 1and will be our security in our undertaking. Where our obedience lies, there our safety lies. He runs into the greatest danger that runs out of Gods way of obedience. No safety but in Gods way. Art thou in Gods way? and do storms arise? do tempests threaten? Yet assure thy self, God will never be wanting to thee while thou art in a way of obedience to him. The Disciples met with storms, but Christ leaves them not in the storm; their obedience to Christ, brought the presence of Christ to them. Never man wanted comfort long, that went in a way of obedience. The Martyr went far upon mere obedience, but before he came to the journeys end, before he came to the stake, God gave him