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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 3: THE Excellency and Usefulness OF THE WORD. SERMON III.
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4 The Comforts of the Word exceed all other Comforts, for they are pure, and purifying, sure, and satisfying; they are soul-supporting, soul-comforting, and soul-ravishing, they are durable and everlasting. The comforts of the world are not worthy to be named that day, in which we speak of the ⟨p. 98⟩comforts of the Word. They are not consolations, but consolatiunculae. At best they are but bodily, unsatisfying, and transitory. Many times they are sinful, and soul-damning.
4 The Comforts of the Word exceed all other Comforts, for they are pure, and purifying, sure, and satisfying; they are soul-supporting, soul-comforting, and soul-ravishing, they are durable and everlasting. The comforts of the world are not worthy to bee named that day, in which wee speak of the ⟨p. 98⟩comforts of the Word. They are not consolationes, but consolatiunculae. At best they are but bodily, unsatisfying, and transitory. Many times they are sinful, and soul-damning.
5 The Word of God is not only a Magazine, and a Fountain of comfort, but also a touchstone, by which we must try all our comforts whether they be true and real, or no. All joys, hopes, and assurances, must be tried by the Word, and if not rightly grounded thereupon, are false, and soul-delusions.
5 The Word of God is not onely a Magazine, and a Fountain of comfort, but also a touchstone, by which wee must try all our comforts whether they bee true and real, or no. All joyes, hopes, and assurances, must bee tryed by the Word, and if not rightly grounded thereupon, are false, and soul-delusions.