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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. 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, B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.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. 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, B.D. and pastor of the church at Aldermanbury.
London: printed for Jo. Hancock (brother to the late deceased Eliz. Moore) to be sold, 1657
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The Godly mans Ark, OR, City of Refuge in the day of his Distresses. › Sermon 1
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3 Afflictions are a part of divine predestination. That God which hath elected us to salvation, hath also elected us unto afflictions, 1 Thes. 1. 3. That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for you your selves know, that we are appointed thereunto. The same love with which God elects us, and bestoweth Christ, and his spirit upon us, with the very same love he afflicts us.
3 Afflictions are a part of divine predestination. That God which hath elected us to salvation, hath also elected us unto afflictions, 1 Thes. 1. 3. That no man should bee moved by these afflictions: for you your selves know, that wee are appointed thereunto. The same love with which God elects us, and bestoweth Christ, and his spirit upon us, with the very same love hee afflicts us.
4 They are part of the gracious Covenant which God hath made with his people, Psal. 89. 31, 32, 33. In which words we have three things considerable.
4 They are part of the gracious Covenant which God hath made with his people, Psal. 89. 31, 32, 33. In which words wee have three things considerable.
1 A supposition of sin; if his children forsake my Law, &c. For sin is always causa sine qua non, the cause without which God would never chastise us, and for the most part it is the cause for which.