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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
Dedication: TO Those of Aldermanbury-Parish, Together, With all others who attend constantly upon t…
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2 Take heed (as I have said) of delaying, and putting off the great work of providing for Heaven, till sickness or old age. The Lord Christ commands you to seek first the Kingdom of God, and his Righteousness, &c. First, before other things, first, more than other things. You must seek after Heaven in the first and chief place, and if you seek it in the least and last place, you will never obtain it. In matters of weight delay is dangerous, Abigail ⟨image 6⟩made haste to prevent Davids fury. Rahab made haste to hang out her Scarlet thread. The salvation of your souls is a matter of the greatest concernment, and to delay providing for it, is not only a sin against the command of Christ, but a slighting of the Heaven of Christ. How justly may God deny to you (who refuse when he calls) either space, or grace, to turn to him, and say to you, as it is reported, he said to a man, who desired to repent in his old age, ubi consumpsisti farinam, ibi con-sume furfurem; Where you have spent your flower, there go spend your bran; Therefore let my Counsel be acceptable to you. Make Christ your unum necessarium, your one thing necessary, and Heaven your primum quaerite; Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his Righteousness. 1Say with David, I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy Commandments.
2 Take heed (as I have said) of delaying, and putting off the great work of providing for Heaven, till sickness or old age. The Lord Christ commands you to seek first the Kingdome of God, and his Righteousness, &c. First, before other things, first, more than other things. You must seek after Heaven in the first and chief place, and if you seek it in the least and last place, you will never obtain it. In matters of weight delay is dangerous, Abigail ⟨image 6⟩made haste to prevent Davids fury. Rahab made haste to hang out her Scarlet threed. The salvation of your souls is a matter of the greatest concernment, and to delay providing for it, is not onely a sin against the command of Christ, but a sleighting of the Heaven of Christ. How justly may God deny to you (who refuse when hee calls) either space, or grace, to turn to him, and say to you, as it is reported, hee said to a man, who desired to repent in his old age, ubi consumpsisti farinam, ibi con-sume furfurem; Where you have spent your flower, there go spend your branne; Therefore let my Counsel bee acceptable to you. Make Christ your unum necessarium, your one thing necessary, and Heaven your primum quaerite; Seek yee first the Kingdome of God, and his Righteousness.