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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.
2 A great measure of patience to enable us to wait quietly and contentedly, till God come in with help, for many times he tarrieth till the fourth watch of the night, as he did, Matth. 14. 25. And therefore we have need of patience to keep us from murmuring or repining.
2 A great measure of patience to inable us to wait quietly and contentedly, till God come in with help, for many times hee tarrieth till the fourth watch of the night, as hee did, Matth. 14. 25. And therefore wee have need of patience to keep us from murmuring or repining.
3 A great stock of Self-denial, humility, repentance, contempt of the world, and heavenly-mindedness. He that is furnished with grace in an evil hour, will be as safe and secure, as Noah was in the Ark, in the time of the Deluge, or as those were who had sufficiency of corn in the time of the seven years ⟨p. 36⟩dearth in Egypt.
3 A great stock of Self-denial, humility, repentance, contempt of the world, and heavenly-mindedness. Hee that is furnished with grace in an evill hour, will bee as safe and secure, as Noah was in the Ark, in the time of the Deluge, or as those were who had sufficiency of corn in the time of the seven years ⟨p. 36⟩dearth in Aegypt.
2 A stock of assurance of Salvation: 1