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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.
Answ. The safest and best way for a Christian in this case, is to believe that all his afflictions are both for trial and instruction, and also for sin: Indeed when he seeth another man, who is very godly, grievously diseased, he may charitably believe, that this is for his trial, and not for his sin; but when it is his own case, then (as D. Ames saith most excellently) Aequissimum, tutissimum, & Deo gratissimum est, ut in afflictionibus omnibus peccata nostra intueamur, quae illas vel directe procurarunt, vel saltem promeruerunt. Quamvis enim omnes afflictiones non immittantur semper directè & precipuè propter peccatum, peccatum tamen est omnium afflictionum ⟨p. 49⟩fons & fundamentum, Rom. 5. 12.—It is most equal, most safe, and most acceptable to God, to have an eye upon our sins, which have either directly procured them, or at least deserved them. For though afflictions are not always sent directly and especially for sin, yet sin is the original and foundation of all afflictions.
Answ. The safest and best way for a Christian in this case, is to beleeve that all his afflictions are both for trial and instruction, and also for sin: Indeed when hee seeth another man, who is very godly, grievously diseased, hee may charitably beleeve, that this is for his trial, and not for his sin; but when it is his own case, then (as D. Ames saith most excellently) Aequissimum, tutissimum, & Deo gratissimum est, ut in afflictionibus omnibus peccata nostra intueamur, quae illas vel directe procurarunt, vel saltem promeruerunt. Quamvis enim omnes afflictiones non immittantur semper directè & precipuè propter peccatum, peccatum tamen est omnium afflictionum ⟨p. 49⟩fons & fundamentum, Rom. 5. 12.—It is most equal, most safe, and most acceptable to God, to have an eye upon our sins, which have either directly procured them, or at least deserved them. For though afflictions are not alwayes sent directly and especially for sin, yet sin is the original and foundation of all afflictions.