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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
Dedication: TO Those of Aldermanbury-Parish, Together, With all others who attend constantly upon t…
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7 Take heed that the love of the world, doth not eat out the heart of Religion, and at last, Religion it self out of your hearts. Remember what the Apostle Paul saith,1 That the love of money is the root of all evil, which while some have coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. And what the Apostle John saith, Love not the world, 2neither the things that are in the world. If any man love ⟨image 8⟩the world, the love of the Father is not in him. There is no sin so contrary to true Saint-ship, as worldly-mindedness: A Saint is one who hath much of Heaven in him, and is much in Heaven. A Saint is one whose original is from Heaven, 3he is born from above, 4his name is written in Heaven, his meditations, affections, and conversation is in Heaven. He is one who is elected to things above, and called to partake of Heaven, and eternal happiness. And for such a man to mind things earthly, is a sin of the first magnitude.5 Therefore the Apostle would not have covetousness so much as named amongst Christians. There is no sin more defiles the soul. It will besmear you, and make you spiritual Blackamores, and Chimney-sweepers in Gods sight. There is no sin doth more dead and dull the heart in the doing of good duties. 6It hinders a man both from, and in Ordinances. The Farmer; and Merchant made light of the call of Christ, and one ⟨image 9⟩went to his Farm, the other to his Merchandise. There is no sin will more eclipse the light of Gods countenance from shining upon you. The Moon is never in the Eclipse, but when the earth comes between us and the Sun. A child of God is seldom without the light of Gods countenance, unless it be through the over-much love of the world. No sin will more hinder your flight up to Heaven.