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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 Absolute Promises.
1 Though promises to grace be conditional, yet promises of grace are absolute, and are made by God unto Christ in the behalf of his elect children, according to that of David▪ Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,1 and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
1 Though promises to grace bee conditional, yet promises of grace are absolute, and are made by God unto Christ in the behalf of his elect children, according to that of David▪ Ask of mee, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,1 and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
2 There are no Promises so absolute, as to exclude all endeavours on our part. God will do the things promised for us, but by us. We work, ⟨p. 197⟩but it is God who worketh all our works in us; and for us.