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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.
2 That God under the Covenant of grace, will for Christs sake accept of less than he requires in the Covenant of works. He requires perfection of degrees, but he will accept of perfection of parts, he requires us to live without sin, but he will accept of our sincere endeavours to do it. If there be a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not, 2 Cor. 8. 12.
2 That God under the Covenant of grace, will for Christs sake accept of less than hee requires in the Covenant of works. Hee requires perfection of degrees, but hee will accept of perfection of parts, hee requires us to live without sin, but hee will accept of our sincere endeavours to doe it. If there bee a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that hee hath not, 2 Cor. 8. 12.
3 That though he cannot in his own person perform all that God commands, yet Jesus Christ as his Surety, and in his stead, hath fulfilled the Law for him, and that God will accept of Christs perfect, as a cover for his imperfect righteousness. That Christ hath redeemed him from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for him. That the Threatenings of the Law are Serpents without a sting, and that Christ hath taken away the power and force of them.
3 That though hee cannot in his owne person perform all that God commands, yet Iesus Christ as his Surety, and in his stead, hath fulfilled the Law for him, and that God will accept of Christs perfect, as a cover for his imperfect righteousnesse. That Christ hath redeemed him from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for him. That the Threatnings of the Law are Serpents without a sting, and that Christ hath taken away the power and force of them.