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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 A presumptuous Sinner is always studying the promising Word,1 to bolster up himself in sin, but he never studies his sins and iniquities, to repent for them, and from them. He meditates on the Promises to harden his heart in sin, but not at all on his sins to humble himself for them, and to turn from them.
2 A presumptuous Sinner is alwayes studying the promising Word,1 to bolster up himself in sin, but hee never studies his sins and iniquities, to repent for them, and from them. Hee meditates on the Promises to harden his heart in sin, but not at all on his sins to humble himself for them, and to turne from them.
- 1The second difference.
But now on the contrary, A poor distressed Christian pores upon his iniquities and corruptions, but never minds himself of the Promises, and this makes him live so dejectedly, and disconsolately. A wicked man studieth his Corruptions too little. A distressed Christian too much. If he did study the Promises, as much as he doth his corruptions; he would not walk so uncomfortably.
But now on the contrary, A poore distressed Christian pores upon his iniquities and corruptions, but never mindes himself of the Promises, and this makes him live so dejectedly, and disconsolately. A wicked man studieth his Corruptions too little. A distressed Christian too much. If hee did study the Promises, as much as he doth his corruptions; hee would not walk so uncomfortably.