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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
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4 The Lord took me off my own ⟨p. 239⟩bottom, off my own righteousness, and made me to see that that was but a sandy foundation, and would not hold out. I was not taken off from the performance of holy duties; no, I thought with my self that I am commanded by God to perform holy duties, which is the way and means whereby we may meet with God (For he is ordinarily to be enjoyed no where but in his own ordinances) but the Lord took me off from resting and trusting in Ordinances. And as he made me to see that without the practise of them he would not accept of me; so also he made me to know that it was not for holy duties, for which I was accepted. The sins that cleave to my best performances, are enough for which the Lord may justly condemn me, if I had no other sins.
4 The Lord took mee off my own ⟨p. 239⟩bottome, off my own righteousness, and made mee to see that that was but a sandy foundation, and would not hold out. I was not taken off from the performance of holy duties; no, I thought with my self that I am commanded by God to perform holy duties, which is the way and means whereby wee may meet with God (For hee is ordinarily to bee injoyed no where but in his own ordinances) but the Lord took mee off from resting and trusting in Ordinances. And as hee made mee to see that without the practise of them hee would not accept of mee; so also hee made mee to know that it was not for holy duties, for which I was accepted. The sins that cleave to my best performances, are enough for which the Lord may justly condemn mee, if I had no other sins.
5 The Lord brought me to see a Superlative beauty and excellency in the Lord Jesus Christ, and my soul was deeply in love with him, even with ⟨p. 240⟩whole Christ in all his Offices, and (if I know any thing at all of my own heart) I desired Christ as much to be my King and Prophet, to teach, and guide me, and subdue me to himself, and rule over me, as to be my High-Priest, to make Atonement by offering up of himself for me, and washing me in his blood, by which I must be justified.