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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.
Rule 4.
4 Study thy interest in the main and fundamental Promise, 1and that will help thee to make out thy interest in all the other; The main and fundamental Promise, is the Promise of Christ. For all Promises, whither Spiritual o• Temporal, are made to us, in and ⟨p. 175⟩thorough him. God hath promised, never to leave us, nor forsake us, and that all things shall work together for our good; that is, if we be in Christ, God hath said, all things are ours, whether Paul, or Apollos, whether life or death, 2whether things present, or things to come; but it is with this Promise, if we be Christs: Whosoever takes any comfort from any Temporal promise, and is not in Christ, doth but delude and cheat himself. This then is thy work; O Christian! study thy interest in Christ, make out that, and make out all. If no interest in Christ, no interest in the Promises; If an interest in Christ, an interest in the Promises; let this then be thy daily business to make it out to thy soul,3 that Christ is thine.
4 Study thy interest in the main and fundamental Promise, 1and that will help thee to make out thy interest in all the other; The main and fundamental Promise, is the Promise of Christ. For all Promises, whither Spiritual o Temporal, are made to us, in and