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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 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.
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. Wee work, ⟨p. 197⟩but it is God who worketh all our works in us; and for us.
3. Absolute Promises are foundations of industry, as well as conditional. The truth of this I made out in the former Sermon.
4 Absolute Promises are demonstrative arguments of special election, and of the perseverance of the Saints. There are some peculiar ones to whom God hath promised (in the use of means) absolutely to write his Law in their hearts, to cause them to walk in his ways, to give them infallibly, and infrustrably repentance, faith, and perseverance. The promise of the first grace, and of the crowning grace is absolute. And therefore the Doctrine of Special Election, and of Perseverance must needs be true.
4 Absolute Promises are demonstrative arguments of special election, and of the perseverance of the Saints. There are some peculiar ones to whom God hath promised (in the use of means) absolutely to write his Law in their hearts, to cause them to walk in his wayes, to give them infallibly, and infrustrably repentance, faith, and perseverance. The promise of the first grace, and of the crowning grace is absolute. And therefore the Doctrine of Special Election, and of Perseverance must needs bee true.