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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
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.
1 That the Promises are the Principal grounds of Comfort to a Child of God, in the day of his Adversity. They are his chief City of Refuge, when all Creature-comforts fail; when he suffers Ship-wrack of all humane props, these are his Planks upon which he swims safe to the shore of Heaven. All Comfort that is not founded upon a Promise, is Delusion, not true Consolation. And therefore a Discourse about them, cannot rationally be interpreted Eccentrical to the Text.
1 That the Promises are the Principal grounds of Comfort to a Childe of God, in the day of his Adversity. They are his chiefe City of Refuge, when all Creature-comforts faile; when hee suffers Ship-wrack of all humane props, these are his Planks upon which hee swims safe to the shoar of Heaven. All Comfort that is not founded upon a Promise, is Delusion, not true Consolation. And therefore a Discourse about them, cannot rationally bee interpreted Eccentrical to the Text.
2 That there are diverse particulars added to these Sermons, concerning the Nature, Necessity, Excellency, and Usefulness of the Promises, which were not mentioned in the preaching of them. And if any of them shall appear to be Heterogenial to the Text, yet if they prove serviceable to heighten thy esteem of the Promises, and to quicken thee to a more serious and frequent Meditation on them, and Application of them. I hope thou art not at all injured; And I may justly desire, that thou wouldest not be offended.
2 That there are diverse particulars added to these Sermons, concerning the Nature, Necessity, Excellency, and Vsefulness of the Promises, which were not mentioned in the preaching of them. And if any of them shall appeare to bee Heterogenial to the Text, yet if they prove serviceable to heighten thy esteeme of the Promises, and to quicken thee to a more serious and frequent Meditation on them, and Application of them. I hope thou art not at all injured; And I may justly desire, that thou wouldest not bee offended.