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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.
There is a double difference between a presumptuous sinner, and a poor, humble, distressed Child of God.
There is a double difference between a presumptuous sinner, and a poor, humble, distressed Childe of God.
1 A presumptuous sinner studieth nothing but the promising Word: 1He sleights the commanding, and the threatening Word. The Word commands him to keep holy the Sabbath day, not to love the world, not to lust, but he turns a deaf ear to it. The Word threateneth to wound the ⟨p. 125⟩hairy scalp of every one that goeth on in his wickedness, but because God is patient and long-suffering, therefore he regards it not. But as for the Promising word, he snatcheth at it, he doth not truly lay hold on it, but snatcheth at it, before it belongs to him, and Spider-like, sucks the poison of sin out of it, and makes of it a Cradle to rock himself asleep in sinful courses. Because God hath promised, That whensoever a Sinner turns from his sins which he hath committed, he shall surely live, and not dye, therefore he delays, and prorogues his turning from sin.
1 A presumptuous sinner studieth nothing but the promising Word: 1Hee sleights the commanding, and the threatning Word. The Word commands him to keep holy the Sabbath day, not to love the world, not to lust, but hee turnes a deaf ear to it. The Word threatneth to wound the ⟨p. 125⟩hairy scalp of every one that goeth on in his wickednesse, but because God is patient and long-suffering, therefore hee regards it not. But as for the Promising word, hee snatcheth at it, hee doth not truly lay hold on it, but snatcheth at it, before it belongs to him, and Spider-like, sucks the poyson of sin out of it, and makes of it a Cradle to rock himself asleep in sinful courses. Because God hath promised, That whensoever a Sinner turnes from his sins which hee hath committed, hee shall surely live, and not dye, therefore hee delayes, and prorogues his turning from sin.