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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.
3 He will make our beds in our sicknesses, Psal. 41. 3. he will condescend to the lowest office for our ease and refreshment.
3 Hee will make our beds in our sicknesses, Psal. 41. 3. hee will condescend to the lowest office for our ease and refreshment.
4 He will know our souls in adversity, Psal. 31. 7. he will know us to pity us, and to succour, and to help us.
4 Hee will know our souls in adversity, Psal. 31. 7. hee will know us to pitty us, and to succour, and to help us.
5 He will keep us from the evil of all afflictions, Job 5. 19. God hath not promised to keep his people from afflictions, but to keep them from the hurt of them. Though they are not good in themselves, yet he will turn them to our good, Heb. 12. 10. 1 Cor. 11. 32. Jer. 24. 5. The good Figs were carried into Captivity for their ⟨p. 113⟩