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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 Let us expect Afflictions; for Christ hath said expressly, Joh. 16. 33. In the world ye shall have tribulation. There is in every child of God,
1 Let us expect Afflictions; for Christ hath said expresly, Ioh. 16. 33. In the world yee shall have tribulation. There is in every childe of God,
1 Sufficiens Fundamentum, a sufficient Foundation for God to build a house of Correction upon: There is sin enough to deserve affliction.
2 There is sufficiens Motivum, Motives sufficient to prevail with God, to chastise them when they sin against him; some of these you have heard already, let me add one more: Because he is more dishonoured by the sins of his own children, than by the sins of wicked men: As it is a greater discredit to an earthly Father, when his own children, than when other mens children, live wickedly; so it is a greater disparagement to our heavenly Father when his own Sons and Daughters, than when the Devils children transgress ⟨p. 33⟩his Law: And therefore God will chastise them sooner, surer, and more than others. 1 Sooner, Rom. 2. 9. Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile. First, the Jew, and then the Gentile. 2 Surer than others, Amo• 3. 2. You only have I known of all the Families of the earth, therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 More than others, •am. 4. 6: The punishment of the iniquity of the Daughter of my people, is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom. &c.