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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.
3 There is sufficiens necessitas, sufficient necessity to provoke God to afflict them. It is needful that the Wheat be winnowed, that so the chaff may be separated from it. It is needful that the Wind blow upon the Wheat, to cleanse it, and that Gold be put into the furnace, to purge and purify it. ⟨p. 34⟩When the Sheep of Christ are divided one from the other in judgement, and affections, when separated in Doctrine, Worship, and Discipline. It is very needful that God should send afflictions and distresses, which may be (as the Shepherds Dog) very serviceable and instrumental, to unite them together, and to gather them into one Sheepfold. And therefore let the Saints of God expect afflictions.
3 There is sufficiens necessitas, sufficient necessity to provoke God to afflict them. It is needful that the Wheat bee winnowed, that so the chaffe may bee separated from it. It is needful that the Wind blow upon the Wheat, to cleanse it, and that Gold bee put into the furnace, to purge and purifie it. ⟨p. 34⟩When the Sheep of Christ are divided one from the other in judgement, and affections, when separated in Doctrine, Worship, and Discipline. It is very needful that God should send afflictions and distresses, which may bee (as the Shepherds Dog) very serviceable and instrumental, to unite them together, and to gather them into one Sheepfold. And therefore let the Saints of God expect afflictions.
2 Let us prepare and provide against the day of tribulation.1 Let us provide,
- 1Gods people are to prepare for afflictions.