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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.
5 The Promises are precious, because they produc• great and precious ⟨p. 137⟩effects. They are not only excellent in themselves, but are also very powerful and operative upon all believers. The Promises (as one saith) sealed by the Blood of Christ, ratified by the Oath of God, testified by the Spirit of truth, delivered by the hand of mercy, and received by the hand of Faith, are operative words, and produce rare effects in the soul. They have Power. 1 A Sanctifying 2 A Comforting
5 The Promises are precious, because they produc• great and precious ⟨p. 137⟩effects. They are not only excellent in themselves, but are also very powerful and operative upon all beleevers. The Promises (as one saith) sealed by the Bloud of Christ, ratified by the Oath of God, testified by the Spirit of truth, delivered by the hand of mercy, and received by the hand of Faith, are operative words, and produce rare effects in the soul. They have Power. 1 A Sanctifying 2 A Comforting
1 A soul-sanctifying Power. Therefore they are said to make us partakers of the Divine Nature, 2 Pet. 1. 4. I say, of the Divine Nature; not by the communication of the Divine Essence, but by participation of Divine Graces. Not in a Familistical sense (as if we were Godded into God, and Christed into Christ) but in a spiritual sense; we are by the Promises made partakers of the Divine Nature, that is, of the Divine Graces, by which we are made like to God in holiness. The Apostle ⟨p. 138⟩tells us, that they have a power to cleanse us from all filthiness, both of flesh and spirit, and to enable us to perfect holiness in his fear,