A78903:217
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
THE Excellency and Usefulness OF THE WORD.
THE Excellency and Usefulness OF THE VVORD.
SERMON III.
PSAL. 119. 92. Unless thy Law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine Afflictions.
Now I come to speak of the Proposition that is clearly held forth in the Text. Doct. 3 That the Word of God delighted in, is the Afflicted Saints Antidote against ruin ⟨p. 94⟩and destruction. Unless thy Law had been my delights, I should, &c. The Word of God is the sick S•••ts salve, the dying Saints cordial; a most precious medicine to keep Gods people from perishing in time of affliction? This upheld Jacob from sinking when his Brother Esau came furiously marching to destroy him, Gen. 32. 12. And thou saidst I will surely do thee good, &c. The promise of God supported him. This also upheld Joshua, and enabled him courageously to fight the Lords battles, because God had said, He would never leave him, nor forsake him,