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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.
3 The condition upon which he is tendered.
3 The condition upon which hee is tendred.
1 The Universality of the promise of Christ. 1Christ Jesus with all his benefits is promised to every one who is willing to lay hold on him,2 as he is tendered in the Gospel. The Apostles are commanded to go into all the world, and to preach the Gospel to every creature; he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved, &c. If thou hast a heart to believe, be thy sins never so great, it is for the honour of Jesus Christ to pardon them. As the Sea covers great Rocks, as well as small, so the Mercy of God in Christ will pardon great sins, as well as little. 3It will cost Christ as little to wash away the guilt of great sins, as of small. Christ is a great Physician. And David prayeth, Pardon my iniquity. for it is great, Psalm •5. 11. Though thy sins be never so bloodily circumstantiated, though never so often reiterated, though thou ⟨p. 177⟩beest never so loathsome, yet if thou canst believe; There is a Fountain opened to the house of David, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin, and for uncleanness; and therefore let no man exclude himself from a right to Christ, who is willing to take Christ upon Christs terms. He that excludes himself, offers the greatest injury imaginable.
1 The Universality of the promise of Christ. 1Christ Jesus with all his benefits is promised to every one who is willing to lay hold on him,2