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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…
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10 Rest not contented with that measure ⟨image 10⟩of grace you have attained unto; but labour to grow in grace, and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember that the Scripture doth not only persuade you to get into Christ, but to grow up into Christ; not only to be Righteous, but to be filled with the fruits of Righteousness,1 &c. Remember that saying of Christ, 2To whom much is given,3 of them much is required. God hath given you much, you have plentiful means of salvation, and you have had them for many years, he expects from you, not only good fruit, but much good fruit; not only thirty-fold, and sixty fold, but an hundred-fold. Where the Husbandman bestows most cost, he expects most fruit. The more a Merchant adventures by Sea, the greater return he looks for. God hath done more for you, than for many others; and therefore he expect that you should do some singular thing for him. He looks you should be more humble, more heavenly, more knowing than ⟨image 11⟩others. If the Sun should give no more light than a little Candle, to what purpose hath God given it so much light: If you that have Sun-like abilities do no more good, than those who have but half your abilities, to what purpose have you them? It is a true saying, As our gifts increase, so must our account increase.4 You shall answer at the great day, not only for your gifts, but for the measure of them. Remember that God doth not only require service from you, but service proportionable to the means, and mercies you enjoy.
10 Rest not contented with that measure ⟨image 10⟩of grace you have attained unto; but labour to grow in grace, and in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember that the Scripture doth not only perswade you to get into Christ, but to grow up into Christ; not only to bee Righteous, but to bee filled with the fruits of Righteousness,