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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.
5 Consider that afflictions are part of the Saints blessedness, Job. 5. 17. Behold! happy is the man whom God correcteth, &c. Behold (saith Eliphaz) and we had need behold, and consider it, for there are few that believe it, and yet it is most true; That afflictions (when sanctified) when they are not only corrections, but instructions, then they are evidences that we are in a blessed condition. Eliphaz his saying must be interpreted by what David saith, Psal. 94. 12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and ⟨p. 30⟩teachest out of thy Law; It is not correction simply, but correction joined with instruction, which entitles us to happiness. Job even while he was upon the dung-hill, wonders that God should set his heart so much upon him, as to visit him every morning, and try him every moment, Job 7. 17, 18. Job upon the Dung-hill, was happier than Adam in Paradise. Adam in Paradise was conquered by the Devil; but Job upon the Dung-hill overcame the Devil. Lazarus in his Rags was happier than Dives in his Robes; Philpot in his Cole-house, than Bonner in his Palace; and godly Mr Whitaker upon his bed of pain, than a wicked man upon his bed of Down▪ There were many in Christs time who would never have known him, or come to him, had it not been for their bodily diseases.
5 Consider that afflictions are part of the Saints blessedness, Job. 5. 17. Behold! happy is the man whom God correcteth, &c. Behold (saith Eliphaz) and wee had need behold, and consider it, for there are few that beleeve it, and yet it is most true; That afflictions (when sanctified) when they are not only corrections, but instructions, then they are evidences that wee are in a blessed condition. Eliphaz his saying must bee interpreted by what David saith, Psal. 94. 12. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and ⟨p. 30⟩