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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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3 It will comfort us at such a time, when no outward thing can comfort us. And that is, when we are under soul-agonies, and when our soul sits upon our lips, ready to depart, when we are sailing into the Ocean of eternity, then, even then, the promises of the Word will comfort us: When gold and silver, Father and Mother, friends, and Physicians are miserable comforters, then will one promise out of the Word fill us full of joy unspeakable, and glorious.
3 It will comfort us at such a time, when no outward thing can comfort us. And that is, when wee are under soul-agonies, and when our soul sits upon our lips, ready to depart, when wee are sailing into the Ocean of eternity, then, even then, the promises of the Word will comfort us: When gold and silver, Father and Mother, friends, and Physitians are miserable comforters, then will one promise out of the Word fill us full of joy unspeakable, and glorious.
4 The Comforts of the Word exceed all other comforts, for they are pure, and purifying, sure, and satisfying; they are soul-supporting, soul-comforting, and soul-ravishing; they are durable and everlasting. The comforts of the world are not worthy to be named that day, in which we speak of the ⟨p. 98⟩comforts of the Word. They are not consolations, but consolatiunculae. At best they are but bodily, unsatisfying, and transitory. Many times they are sinful, and soul-damning.
4 The Comforts of the Word exceed all other comforts, for they are pure, and purifying, sure, and satisfying; they are soul-supporting, soul-comforting, and soul-ravishing; they are durable and everlasting. The comforts of the world are not worthy to bee named that day, in which wee speak of the ⟨p. 98⟩comforts of the Word. They are not consolationes, but consolatiunculae. At best they are but bodily, unsatisfying, and transitory. Many times they are sinful, and soul-damning.