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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 6.
If thou canst not apply to thy self for thy comfort in affliction,1 the conditional Promises, lay hold upon the absolute Promises. I have formerly told you that there are some Promises conditional, others absolute, some to grace, others of grace, some to those that are godly, others, to make us godly: God hath not only promised to pardon those that repent, but to give repentance; 2not only to justify those who believe, 3but to give us to believe; 4not only to give Heaven to those that love him, 5but to give us grace to love him; not only to save those that persevere, but to enable us to persevere: And ⟨p. 195⟩therefore if thou canst not lay hold upon the Promises to those that are godly, apply those which are made to make us godly. If not those which are made to those who repent, believe and persevere, apply those wherein God promiseth to give us to repent, believe, and persevere. If not the conditional, lay hold upon the absolute.
If thou canst not apply to thy selfe for thy comfort in affliction,1 the conditional Promises, lay hold upon the absolute Promises. I have formerly told you that there are some Promises conditional, others absolute, some to grace, others of grace, some to those that are godly, others, to make us godly: God hath not onely promised to pardon those that repent, but to give repentance;