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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.
5 It is a receiving of Christ in health, as well as in sickness; in prosperity as well as in adversity; in youth, as well as in old age; in life, as well as in death. Most people make use of Christ, merely as a shelter against a storm for ⟨p. 186⟩their own ends (as the Athenians did of Themistocles) and when the storm is over, forsake him. Most people fly to Christ in their distress, as Joab did to the horns of the Altar, and when they can serve the Devil no longer, then they begin to think of serving of God; but a true believer will give his best days to God, as well as his worst, he desires not only to dye in Christ, but to live for Christ, he receives Christ in health, &c.
5 It is a receiving of Christ in health, as well as in sickness; in prosperity as well as in adversity; in youth, as well as in old age; in life, as well as in death. Most people make use of Christ, meerly as a shelter against a storme for ⟨p. 186⟩their own ends (as the Athenians did of Themistocles) and when the storm is over, forsake him. Most people flye to Christ in their distress, as Ioab did to the horns of the Altar, and when they can serve the Devil no longer, then they begin to think of serving of God; but a true beleever will give his best dayes to God, as well as his worst, hee desires not onely to dye in Christ, but to live for Christ, hee receives Christ in health, &c.
6 It is a receiving of Christ, not only for an hour, or a day, or a year, but for ever. True Faith marries the soul to Christ, never to part. Once a member of Christ, for ever a member.
Now there is no child of God of what size soever (though he be but as a toe in Christs body) who cannot truly say, that he is willing to receive Jesus Christ with all these Properties, to receive all Christ, with all his appurtenances, and to receive him only in every room, in health, and for