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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.
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.
Let us bless God, not only for revealing his will in his Word, but for revealing it by writing. Before the time of Moses, God discovered his Will by immediate revelations from Heaven. But we have a surer word of Prophecy, a Pet. 1. 19. surer (to us) than a voice from Heaven; For the Devil (saith the Apostle) transforms himself into an Angel ⟨p. 102⟩of light. 1He hath his apparitions, and revelations, he is Gods ape, and in imitation of God, he appears to his Disciples, and makes them believe it is God that appears, and not the Devil. Thus he appeared to Saul in the likeness of Samuel. And if God should now at this day discover his way of worship, and his Divine Will by Revelations, how easily would men be deceived, and mistake Diabolical delusions, for Divine Revelations; and therefore let us bless God for the written word, which is surer and safer (as to us) than an immediate Revelation. There are some that are apt to think, that if an Angel should come from Heaven, and reveal Gods Will to them, it would work more upon them than the written word; but I would have these men study the conference between Abraham and Dives, Luke 16. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. Habent Mosen & Prophetas, &c. They have Moses and the Prophets, if they will not profit by them, neither ⟨p. 103⟩would they profit by any that should come out of Hell, or down from Heaven to them. For it is the same God that speaks by his written Word, and by a voice from Heaven. The difference is only in the outward clothing; and therefore if Gods speaking by writing will not amend us. No more will Gods speaking by a voice. O bless God exceedingly for the written Word! Let us cleave close to it, and not expect any Revelations from Heaven of new truths, but say with the Apostle, Gal. 1. 8, 9.
Let us bless God, not only for revealing his will in his VVord, but for revealing it by writing. Before the time of Moses, God discovered his Will by immediate revelations from Heaven. But wee have a surer word of Prophecy, a Pet. 1. 19. surer (to us) than a voyce from Heaven; For the Devil (saith the Apostle) transforms himself into an Angel