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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
Sermon 1: The Godly mans Ark; OR, City of Refuge in the day of his Distresses. SERMON I.
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.
Quest. But why doth God afflict his own children with such variety of long and great Afflictions?
Ans. 1. God doth not do this, because he hates them, but because he loves them, For whom the Lord loveth he chastiseth, &c. Heb. 12. 6. Did the Lord hate them, he would suffer them to go merrily to Hell. There is no surer sign of Gods reprobating anger, than to suffer a man to prosper in wicked courses. God threateneth this as the greatest punishment, not to punish them, Hos. 4. 14. And therefore because God loveth his children, he chastiseth them in this world, that they may not be condemned in the world to come, 1 Cor. 11. 33.
Ans. 1. God doth not do this, because hee hates them, but because hee loves them, For whom the Lord loveth hee chastiseth, &c. Heb. 12. 6. Did the Lord hate them, hee would suffer them to go merrily to Hell. There is no surer sign of Gods reprobating anger, than to suffer a man to prosper in wicked courses. God threatneth this as the greatest punishment, not to punish them, Hos. 4. 14. And therefore because God loveth his children, hee chastiseth them in this world, that they may not bee condemned in the world to come, 1 Cor. 11. 33.
2 God doth not do this, because he would hurt them, but for their good,