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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.
I will not trouble you with a relation of her Christian carriage in the time of her health, because it is sufficiently known to most here present. I shall only take notice of her great care and diligence in making her calling and election sure. She had not her Ark to build when the flood came, nor her Corn to get when the seven years of Famine came: She had laid up a stock of graces, and comforts against the evil hour; She had not her Evidences for Heaven to get, at the hour of death. But she had collected and composed them in the time of her life, and when she came to dye, she •ad neither her graces, nor her comforts, nor her Evidences for Heaven to seek, she had nothing to do but to dye.
I will not trouble you with a relation of her Christian carriage in the time of her health, because it is sufficiently known to most here present. I shall onely take notice of her great care and diligence in making her calling and election sure. Shee had not her Ark to build when the flood came, nor her Corn to get when the seven years of Famine came: Shee had laid up a stock of graces, and comforts against the evill hour; Shee had not her Evidences for Heaven to get, at the houre of death. But shee had collected and composed them in the time of her life, and when shee came to dye, shee •ad neither her graces, nor her comforts, nor her Evidences for Heaven to seek, shee had nothing to do but to dye.
Her sickness was very long, and ⟨p. 226⟩very painful, concerning which I shall briefly acquaint you with these few particulars.
1 God moved the hearts of very many godly people, to take compassion of her sad and afflicted condition, and to contribute liberally (she being poor) towards her relief; this merciful providence wonderfully comforted her; She saw Gods love in it, and was so much affected with it, that she was (for a little while) really and exceedingly afraid (notwithstanding her great torments by reason of a cancer in her breast) lest she should have her heaven in this life, and lest this mercy should be all her portion. The Lord recompense that labour of love and that Christian charity a thousand fold into the bosoms of those who manifested so much kindness to her.