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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.
4 Because they put a price upon all the blessings of God. A little mercy reached out to us, as a fruit of a Promise, is more worth than a world of blessings coming to us merely by way of providence. A man may receive blessings from God upon a double account, either ex largitate, or ex promisso, either by way of providence, or by way of Promise. 1 By way of Providence, Thus God gives the earth to the sons of men, Psal. 115. 16. Thus he gave one hundred twenty and seven Provinces to Ahasuerus. Thus he sets up the basest of men to rule over Nations, Dan. 4. 17.
4 Because they put a price upon all the blessings of God. A little mercy reached out to us, as a fruit of a Promise, is more worth than a world of blessings comming to us meerly by way of providence. A man may receive blessings from God upon a double account, either ex largitate, or ex promisso, either by way of providence, or by way of Promise. 1 By way of Providence, Thus God gives the earth to the sons of men, Psal. 115. 16. Thus hee gave one hundred twenty and seven Provinces to Ahashuerus. Thus he sets up the basest of men to rule over Nations, Dan. 4. 17.
2 By way of Promise. Thus he gives health, wealth, and all outward comforts unto his children. For godliness hath the Promise of this life, and ⟨p. 135⟩that which is to come, 1 Tim. 4. 8. Now you must know that a little blessing coming to us, as a fruit of the Promise, is more worth than a thousand blessings coming to us, only by way of Providence. And therefore David saith, A little that the righteous man hath, is better than the riches of many wicked,