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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.
4 A stock of Sermons. We must do with Sermons,1 as the Trades-men do with the money they get; some of it they lay out for their present use, and some of it they lay up against the time of sickness. That man is an ill husband, and an unthrifty Trades-man that makes no provision for old age; or for an evil day; and that man is an unprofitable hearer of the word, who doth not stock and store himself with Sermons, whereby he may be comforted in the hour of affliction. And therefore the Prophet Isaiah adviseth us, Isa 42. 23. to hear for the time to come, or (as it is in the Hebrew) for the after-time. Sermons are not only to be heard for our present use, but to be laid up for after-times, that when we lye upon our sick-beds, and cannot hear Sermons we may then live upon the Sermons we have heard.
4 A stock of Sermons. Wee must do with Sermons,1 as the Trades-men do with the mony they get; some of it they lay out for their present use, and some of it they lay up against the time of sickness. That man is an ill husband, and an unthrifty Trades-man that makes no provision for old age; or for an evill day; and that man is an unprofitable hearer of the word, who doth not stock and store himself with Sermons, whereby hee may be comforted in the hour of affliction. And therefore the Prophet Isaiah adviseth us, Isa 42. 23. to hear for the time to come, or (as it is in the Hebrew) for the after-time. Sermons are not onely to bee heard for our present use, but to bee laid up for after-times, that when wee lye upon our sick-beds, and cannot hear Sermons wee may then live upon the Sermons wee have heard.
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5 And lastly,1 We must prepare and provide a stock of Scripture-promises, which will be as so many reviving Cordials, to cheer us, and as so many spiritual Anchors, to uphold us from perishing in the day of our tribulation. What these promises are, you shall hear afterwards: These upheld David in the hour of his distress, and therefore he saith in the Text, Unless thy Law had been my delight, I had perished in mine affliction. If this our dear Sister had not had this stock, she had been quite overwhelmed under the grievousness of her tormenting pains. Be wise therefore, O ye Saints of God, and prepare these five provisions in the time of health, that so you may live joyfully in the time of sickness.