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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.
IN the Examination of my self, I find that my Aims and Ends, why I desire to gather together, and clear up my Evidences for heaven (if my deceitful heart doth ⟨p. 234⟩not deceive me) are these following.
IN the Examination of my self, I finde that my Aims and Ends, why I desire to gather together, and clear up my Evidences for heaven (if my deceitful heart doth ⟨p. 234⟩not deceive mee) are these following.
1 That hereby (as a means) I may be enabled to glorify God in the great work of believing, 1that hereby (with Gods blessing) the dim eye of my Faith may more clearly see the Lord Jesus Christ to be a Peace-maker, and Reconciler, and Surety, for me, even for me, who am by nature a fire-brand of Hell. The time was, I am sure, when I was the Devils picture, and had the black brand of Reprobation upon me, and therefore it doth nearly concern me to search and try what Evidences I have to prove that God fetching Arguments out of his own bowels, and the riches of his free grace, hath redeemed me out of this lost estate.
1 THat hereby (as a means) I may bee inabled to glorifie God in the great work of beleeving, 1that hereby (with Gods blessing) the dimme eye of my Faith may more clearly see the Lord Jesus Christ to bee a Peace-maker, and Reconciler, and Surety, for mee, even for mee, who am by nature a fire-brand of Hell. The time was, I am sure, when I was the Devils picture, and had the black brand of Reprobation upon mee, and therefore it doth neerly concern mee to search and trye what Evidences I have to prove that God fetching Arguments out of his own bowels, and the riches of his free grace, hath redeemed mee out of this lost estate.