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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.
2 For their beauty, excellency, and influence. Every star is beautiful in its kind, and very useful and advantageous, so are the Promises. And as the stars are most comfortable in the darkness of the night, so are the Promises in the night of trouble and adversity.
2 For their beauty, excellency, and influence. Every star is beautifull in its kinde, and very usefull and advantagious, so are the Promises. And as the stars are most comfortable in the darkness of the night, so are the Promises in the night of trouble and adversity.
3 And especially for their distinction and difference▪ For one star differeth ⟨p. 149⟩from another in glory, 1 Cor. 15. 41. There is one glory of the Sun, another of the Moon, another of the Stars; So do the Promises differ exceedingly one from the other in beauty and excellency. Some are temporal, some spiritual, some of things that are eternal. Some are conditional, some absolute; some are Promises to those that have grace; some are Promises of grace; some are general, others particular. Some are Original, Fundamental, and Fountain-Promises (as the promise of Jesus Christ, of God being our God, and of the Holy Ghost.) Others are derivative, depending, and rivulet-promises, (as the promises of all outward comforts here, and of eternal life hereafter.) Now it is our duty to take notice of every ray of gold, to meditate upon all the Promises, both spiritual, temporal, and eternal, both conditional, and absolute, both of grace, and to grace, both general, and particular; but especially of the Original and Fundamental ⟨p. 150⟩Promises, the Fountain Promises, from whence all others as so many streams and rivulets, are deduced and derived.
3 And especially for their distinction and difference For one star differeth