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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 If ever thou hast been at the gates of death, despairing of life, consider what that sin was, which did thee ⟨p. 51⟩most of all trouble and perplex thy conscience; or if ever thou hast been in a dream, supposing thy self to be dying, and breathing out thy last; what was that sin which did then most of all affright thee. It is very likely that God by afflicting thee, intends to get that sin more conquered and mortified.
4 If ever thou hast been at the gates of death, despairing of life, consider what that sin was, which did thee ⟨p. 51⟩most of all trouble and perplexe thy conscience; or if ever thou hast been in a dream, supposing thy self to bee dying, and breathing out thy last; what was that sinne which did then most of all affright thee. It is very likely that God by afflicting thee, intends to get that sin more conquered and mortified.
5 Consider what those sins are for which thy godly Minister (under whose care thou livest) doth reprove thee, and of which thy true and real friends do accuse thee; for, if thou hast slighted the voice of thy faithful Minister, and friends; surely God out of his love to thee, followeth their advice with the voice of his Rod, that thereby he may open thine ear to Discipline, and command thee to depart from those iniquities.
5 Consider what those sins are for which thy godly Minister (under whose care thou livest) doth reprove thee, and of which thy true and real friends do accuse thee; for, if thou hast sleighted the voyce of thy faithful Minister, and friends; surely God out of his love to thee, followeth their advice with the voyce of his Rod, that thereby hee may open thine ear to Discipline, and command thee to depart from those iniquities.