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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.
2 God doth not do this, because he would hurt them, but for their good, Jer. 24. 5. The good figs were sent into Captivity for their good. Heb. ⟨p. 9⟩12. 10. He for our profit, &c. God hath very gracious and merciful ends and aims in afflicting his people. Give me leave here to enlarge my Discourse, and to give you an account of some of these Divine aims.
2 God doth not do this, because hee would hurt them, but for their good, Jer. 24. 5. The good figs were sent into Captivity for their good. Heb. ⟨p. 9⟩12. 10. Hee for our profit, &c. God hath very gracious and merciful ends and aims in afflicting his people. Give mee leave here to inlarge my Discourse, and to give you an account of some of these Divine aims.
1 Gods design is to teach us to know him, and to trust in him, and to know our selves. It is a true saying of Luther, Schola crucis, est Schola lucis, the School of Affliction, is a School of Instruction, Gods [Greek or Hebrew] are [Greek or Hebrew], His rods (when sanctified) are powerful Sermons to teach us,
1 Gods design is to teach us to know him, and to trust in him, and to know our selves. It is a true saying of Luther, Schola crucis, est Schola lucis, the School of Affliction, is a School of Instruction, Gods 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 are , His rods (when sanctified) are powerful Sermons to teach us,