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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.
Answ. At such times there are three things required of us.
1 It is our duty to wait patiently, 1and believingly, till Providences and Promises meet together. He that believeth maketh not haste. The Prophet there speaks of a glorious promise,2 and adds, That a true Saint will ⟨p. 217⟩wait Gods time, which is the fittest and best time, he will patiently expect, till God fulfil his promise. He will do as the Martyr did, who might have escaped privately out of prison, and was tempted to it by his friends; But answered: He would not go out of prison when his enemies would have him, for they would make him tarry longer than he should, nor yet when his friends would have him, for they would make him tarry a lesser time than he should; but he would come out when God would have him. Gods time is the best; and they are soon enough delivered, who are delivered in Gods way, and at Gods time. This then is thy great duty (O Christian) to wait patiently, and believingly, and not to seek by unlawful ways to be rid of they miseries, as David did by going to the Philistines; and as many in Queen Mary's days did,3 by yielding to the Popish superstitions. To help you to wait Gods leisure, holding Faith ⟨p. 218⟩and a good conscience; you have
1 It is our duty to wait patiently, 1and beleevingly, till Providences and Promises meet together. Hee that beleeveth maketh not haste. The Prophet there speaks of a glorious promise,2