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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.
6 You must meditate on the latitude and extension of the Promises.1 The Promises are the Saints Catholicon, and Panacea. There is no condition a Child of God can be in, but he may find, not only a Promise, but a suitable and seasonable Promise to comfort him in it. And herein especially consisteth the spiritual Excellency, and heavenly Wisdom of a Christian, not only to study the Promises in general, but to labour to find out, and having found out, to meditate upon such kind of Promises, which are most suitable, and most seasonable to the condition he is in. As for example.
6 You must meditate on the latitude and extension of the Promises.1 The Promises are the Saints Catholicon, and Panacea. There is no condition a Childe of God can bee in, but hee may finde, not onely a Promise, but a suitable and seasonable Promise to comfort him in it. And herein especially consisteth the spiritual Excellency, and heavenly Wisdome of a Christian, not onely to study the Promises in general, but to labour to finde out, and having found out, to meditate upon such kinde of Promises, which are most suitable, and most seasonable to the condition hee is in. As for example.
- 1The sixth Meditation, meditate on the latitude and extension of the Promises.
If thou art poor in estate, meditate on Psalm 34. 10. Matth. 6. 33. Heb. 13. 5.