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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.
1 Many rare and precious Promises made to those that wait upon him, which I have formerly named.
2 You have four attributes in God to support you, his faithfulness, almightiness, infinite goodness, and wisdom. He is faithful, and not one tittle of his Word shall fall to the ground; he is Almighty, and able to do whatsoever he hath promised; he is infinitely wise, to know the best time and season, and infinitely good and loving to his children,1 and doth not willingly afflict them, but will make haste to help them.
2 You have four attributes in God to support you, his faithfulness, almightiness, infinite goodness, and wisdome. Hee is faithful, and not one tittle of his Word shall fall to the ground; hee is Almighty, and able to do whatsoever hee hath promised; hee is infinitely wise, to know the best time and season, and infinitely good and loving to his children,1 and doth not willingly afflict them, but will make haste to help them.
2 It is our duty to live upon Promises, while Providences seem to run cross to Promises. This is the meaning of Hab. 2. 4. The just shall live by Faith. They shall live by Faith, when they have nothing else to live on. When sense and reason tell them, they are undone, then shall they live by Faith in the Promises, and not only live patiently,