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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 do not only love God,1 and the children of God, but I labour to keep his Commandments,2 and they are not grievous to me. But I pray with David,3 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! Lord enlarge my heart, and I will run the ways of thy Commandments: Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy Law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart; for therein do I delight.
I do not only love God,1 and the children of God, but I labour to keep his Commandements,2 and they are not grievous to mee. But I pray with David,3 O that my waies were directed to keep thy statutes! Lord inlarge my heart, and I will run the waies of thy Commandements: Give mee understanding, and I shall keep thy Law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart; for therein do I delight.
- 1Twelfth Evidence.
- 21 Joh 5. 3
- 3Psal. 119. 5. v. 32, 34
I find I am one that is very thirsty after Jesus Christ,1