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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…
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.
8 Let it be your morning and evening thought what shall become of you to all eternity,1 and labour so to use things temporal, as not to lose the things that are eternal. Remember that this life is a moment upon which eternity depends, 2and according as you spend this moment, so you shall be for ever happy, or for ever miserable. Remember that the pleasures of sin are but for a moment, but the punishments of sin are everlasting.
8 Let it bee your morning and evening thought what shall become of you to all eternity,1 and labour so to use things temporal, as not to lose the things that are eternal. Remember that this life is a moment upon which eternity depends, 2and according as you spend this moment, so you shall bee for ever happy, or for ever miserable. Remember that the pleasures of sin are but for a moment, but the punishments of sin are everlasting.
- 1Momentum undependet aeternitas.
- 2Momentaneum quod delectat, aeternum quod […].Momentaneum quod delectat, aeternum quod 〈…〉.
9 Look upon Sin as the greatest […] evils, greater than poverty, imprisonment, banishment, or death it self choose the greatest Affliction, rather than commit the least sin.1 If Hel• were on the one side, and Sin on the other choose rather to go into Hell, than to sin against God. For Sin is a greater evil than Hell, because it is the cause o Hell, and more opposite to God (who is the chiefest good) than Hell is. For God is the Author of Hell (which he hath provided for all unbelievers, and impenitent persons.) But it is blasphemy in the highest degree, to say, That he is the Author of Sin. Look upon Christ as the greatest good, greater than health, wealth, liberty, or life. Love Christ more than you love your estates, or lives; He that loves Christ more than the world, will not forsake Christ to embrace the world. He that fears sin more than affliction, will not sin to avoid affliction.