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The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distress…The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distresse…
The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distress discovered in divers sermons, the first of which was preached at the funeral of Mistress Elizabeth Moore : the other four were afterwards preached, and are all of them now made public, for the supportation and consolation of the saints of God in the hour of tribulation : hereunto are annexed Mris. [sic] Moors evidences for heaven, composed and collected by her in the time of her health, for her comfort in the time of sickness / by Ed. Calamy ...The Godly mans ark, or, City of refuge, in the day of his distresse discovered in divers sermons, the first of which was preached at the funerall of Mistresse Elizabeth Moore : the other four were afterwards preached, and are all of them now made publick, for the supportation and consolation of the saints of God in the hour of tribulation : hereunto are annexed Mris. [sic] Moores evidences for heaven, composed and collected by her in the time of her health, for her comfort in the time of sickness / by Ed. Calamy ...
London: printed for John Hancock, 1658
Sermon 1: The Godly mans Ark; OR, City of Refuge in the day of his Distresses. SERMON I.
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 Upon Prayer: What a famous Prayer did Manasseh make, when he was under his iron fetters. It is thrice mentioned, 2 Chron. 33. 13, 18, 19. When Paul was struck off his horse, and struck with blindness, then he ⟨p. 21⟩prayed to purpose. Therefore it is said, Act. 9. 11. Behold he prayeth! In prosperity we pray heavily and drowsily, but adversity adds wings to our prayers, Isa. 26. 16. The very heathen Mariners cried aloud to God in a storm. It is an ordinary saying, Qui nescit orare discat navigare. There are no Sailors so wicked, but they will pray when in a great storm.
1 Upon Prayer: What a famous Prayer did Manasseh make, when hee was under his iron fetters. It is thrice mentioned, 2 Chron. 33. 13, 18, 19. When Paul was struck off his horse, and struck with blindness, then hee ⟨p. 21⟩prayed to purpose. Therefore it is said, Act. 9. 11. Behold hee prayeth! In prosperity wee pray heavily and drowsily, but adversity adds wings to our prayers, Isa. 26. 16. The very heathen Marriners cryed aloud to God in a storm. It is an ordinary saying, Qui nescit orare discat navigare. There are no Saylors so wicked, but they will pray when in a great storm.
2 Upon Preaching. Prosperity glutteth the spiritual appetite, adversity whetreth it.